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as in furrow
a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface
a small crimp in the dollar bill prevented it from being accepted by the bill changer made a tiny little crimp in the corner of the Queen of Spades
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as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the strike could put a real crimp in the production schedule
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Recent Examples of crimp
Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
That’s been good news for the profit margins of memory makers like Samsung and SK Hynix, but a crimp on the industry’s growth prospects.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
Bring foil edges together to make a packet; crimp to seal tightly.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Charlize Theron has just placed her right hand on a crimp when her foot slips.
—Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
That’s been good news for the profit margins of memory makers like Samsung and SK Hynix, but a crimp on the industry’s growth prospects.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
Or Iran will run out of oil storage, which would seriously crimp its ability to export.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
Bring foil edges together to make a packet; crimp to seal tightly.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimp
Noun
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In furrows of pain, The good now germinates.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Autonomy in this case involves being able to reach destinations by using camera images to navigate around obstacles such as craters and pits without the involvement of mission control.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 June 2026
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Despite the obstacles, anticipation has been building across the capital.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The families pinch and pennies to send their first child to college.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The rope around my left thigh pinched and clawed at the butterflies inked on my skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Light-diffusing pigments blur the look of dark circles, blemishes, and uneven skin tone with a soft-focus effect, while the proprietary Flex Form Matrix technology creates a breathable layer that moves with the skin throughout the day—without settling into fine lines or creasing.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
10 May 2026
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The father was wearing a button-down shirt, creased from wear but evidently well-ironed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The city witnessed Carl Lewis win four Olympic gold medals, cheered Valerie Brisco-Hooks’ historic golden double and watched Edwin Moses extend his 400-meter hurdles unbeaten streak.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The antitrust hurdle cleared by Paramount comes as state attorneys general in California, New York and almost a dozen other states are contemplating an antitrust suit to put the brakes on what would become a mega-studio.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Their early-stage approach uses a harmless bacterium that naturally lives on the eye, genetically tweaked to release an anti-inflammatory protein where the body needs it most.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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The Simpsons went for the three-peat the next year, when those two teams returned to the big game, tweaking a few lines to reflect the rematch.—
Dan Snierson,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Beneath the flat surface of the back seat hid the wondrous fold-up bench seats that, to my childhood mind, were a marvel of ingenuity.—
Judith Garrison,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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Sequence unraveled, and with it the onward rush, progression, the sense of one event coming after another; my understanding of cause and effect, of the chronological chopping-up of time both personal and historical—before and after, premodern and modern—all blurred, folded, unraveled out of reach.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Julie Chrisley was also charged with wire fraud and obstruction of justice.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Fans were arrested on charges such as suspicion of assault on a police officer, criminal possession of a weapon (a knife), reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, obstruction of governmental administration, and trademark counterfeiting, the NYPD said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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“Crimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimp. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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