cren·u·lat·ed
ˈkren-yə-ˌlā-təd 
variants
or crenulate
ˈkren-yə-lət
-ˌlāt
: having an irregularly wavy or serrate outline
a crenulated shoreline
cren·u·la·tion
ˌkren-yə-ˈlā-shən
plural -s
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Each of these works has a crenulated indentation and a line descending it (or drip as the case may be).
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The vibe within the battered crenulated ramparts of the estate is marinated in the leve-leve: that rare sense of unhurried time that defines Príncipe and is its charm and crucible.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
Desert mallow is a favorite evergreen shrublet with fuzzy, silvery, crenulated leaves and cupped flowers in shades of brilliant orange to watermelon red.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2022
Winds also lift over and through crenulated ridgelines and careen downhill, accelerating with gravity on the lee sides of mountains, which is the side facing the ocean and densely populated coastal Southern California.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2022
An ancient castle, its crenulated tower looking out onto woods shrouded in mist.
—Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
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Adjective
In every direction, great fins of rock, sprawling mesas and crenulated domes thrust up from a bleached plain.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Each of these works has a crenulated indentation and a line descending it (or drip as the case may be).
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The vibe within the battered crenulated ramparts of the estate is marinated in the leve-leve: that rare sense of unhurried time that defines Príncipe and is its charm and crucible.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
Desert mallow is a favorite evergreen shrublet with fuzzy, silvery, crenulated leaves and cupped flowers in shades of brilliant orange to watermelon red.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2022
Winds also lift over and through crenulated ridgelines and careen downhill, accelerating with gravity on the lee sides of mountains, which is the side facing the ocean and densely populated coastal Southern California.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2022
An ancient castle, its crenulated tower looking out onto woods shrouded in mist.
—Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
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“Crenulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crenulated. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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