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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
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead of crimps, Paxton's honey blonde locks were styled in romantic waves and with parted curtain bangs.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
In the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in federal court in Ohio, Smucker said the round, crustless sandwiches Trader Joe’s sells have the same pie-like crimp markings on their edges that Uncrustables do.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The automation tools haven’t put much of a crimp on the 27 million or so of today’s global software engineers who generally do their coding by hand.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead of crimps, Paxton's honey blonde locks were styled in romantic waves and with parted curtain bangs.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Fold over any excess dough, then crimp edges.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
In the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in federal court in Ohio, Smucker said the round, crustless sandwiches Trader Joe’s sells have the same pie-like crimp markings on their edges that Uncrustables do.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimp
Noun
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Formal design dates back to the ancient Egyptians, whose practice was to plant along straight furrows or channels dug for irrigation purposes.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 Jan. 2026
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There are vapors wandering everywhere which must be untangled; there are men with organs full of holes, eaten up, with radiating cancers and all along the paths these furrows of black earth where some dog dies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Why cruise lines conduct safety drills Safety drills, also called muster drills, are not the brainchild of a sadistic cruise ship officer, trying to place obstacles between cruise guests and their sunbathing and cocktails.—
Erica Silverstein,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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University officials tried to reassure the campus that the impacts of the new policy would be minimal, affecting only a small portion of the classes being offered and that class cancellations wouldn’t create any obstacles preventing students from staying on course to graduate.—
Juan A. Lozano,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Non-wealthy Americans, though, have been feeling more and more pinched.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The strap is pinched at the center and features two open slits on each side.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Slip Silk Scrunchies are designed to hold hair without creasing, causing friction, or stealing moisture.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
23 Jan. 2026
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The ubiquitous appeal of the style has challenged underwear designers to find ways to reduce the potential for creasing and make even a full-coverage design undetectable.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The first major hurdle was genetics and to solve it, the research team built a dedicated breeding base in Lueyang county in Shaanxi, where Northwest A&F University is based.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Because they are considered low-impact, Type II actions are exempt from the full SEQRA environmental review process, which saves time and reduces bureaucratic hurdles.—
Carlina Rivera,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Mayhem executive producer Andrew Watt handled guitar, co-producer Cirkut played synth, Josh Freese drummed, and Gaga commanded two keyboards, actively tweaking sounds on a modular synthesizer.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2026
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Smirk flies under the banner ‘Make Fun, Not War’ and delights to needle and tweak the NFL and the gravitas of its Big Game.—
Greg Cote
February 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sony Music bought the label in 2004, and RCA folded in 2011 alongside Arista Records.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Finely chop a few bars to fold into the cream cheese icing.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Renee Good’s killing raised the profile of the resistance, as well as questions about the lines between observation and obstruction.—
Eric Roper,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Howard County Circuit Court Judge Stephanie Porter also found Zeah guilty on one of two obstruction of justice charges, but didn't convict on the other.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Crimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimp. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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