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as in to crumple
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
scrunched up the shirt and tossed it in the laundry
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Recent Examples of scrunch
Audiences scrunched under the Jay Pritzker Pavilion fringe, only to play musical chairs dodging the structure’s many (and ever-changing) leaky spots.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Simply shake, spray on damp or dry hair, and scrunch for effortlessly chic waves.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 May 2025
The generously sized 360-degree bowl cocoons curls and waves, ensuring uniform heat distribution and definition—perfect for scrunching your way to frizz-free, sculpted strands.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 14 May 2025
All those fancy market reports can’t compete with actually watching someone struggle with your prototype, seeing their face scrunch up in confusion.
—Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Simply shake, spray on damp or dry hair, and scrunch for effortlessly chic waves.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 May 2025
The generously sized 360-degree bowl cocoons curls and waves, ensuring uniform heat distribution and definition—perfect for scrunching your way to frizz-free, sculpted strands.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 14 May 2025
All those fancy market reports can’t compete with actually watching someone struggle with your prototype, seeing their face scrunch up in confusion.
—Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrunch
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Another of the malnourished babies in Nasser Hospital was 5-month-old Ramaa, wearing a pink floral dress that crumpled around her slight frame.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
25 July 2025
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Only the ghost of a man, his jacket crumpled on the driver’s seat.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Around 30 seconds into the video, Minaj crouches down next to a pool and crosses one leg over the other while wearing stilettos.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Polyester is moisture-wicking, breathable, lightweight, and wrinkle-resistant, and elastane offers the stretch that golfers need when bombing drives down the fairway and crouching down to read putts.—
Kevin Gray,
Travel + Leisure,
17 July 2025
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Additionally, 132 remains also had exhibited cut marks including slicing, scraping, and chopping.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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The small, sharp stone fragments used as tools were likely fashioned from larger pebbles in nearby riverbeds, and they were probably used for cutting or scraping, Brumm said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Even more useful, this selfie stick folds out into a full-size tripod for non-selfie shots and group photos.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Aug. 2025
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Some funds fold from time to time, which is why Morningstar tracked only the ones that survived over the full 12 months.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Consider Alex’s final audition — a now-iconic sequence that collapses grit and glam into a single, pulsating montage.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 July 2025
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Chelsea showed character and grit and were worthy of their victory.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Others shared clever ways to scratch the itch of shopping without actually spending any money.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Don't scratch: A healing tattoo may be itchy, but resist the urge to scratch.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Scrunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrunch. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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