corrugates

Definition of corrugatesnext
present tense third-person singular of corrugate

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Verb
  • One dancer folds their body, slowly easing their way to the ground, while the others watch.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Those guest cabins can be built as doubles, twins, or a single with a Pullman bed that folds away to create space for a drop-down desk or vanity.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • His open V-neck shirt has huge lapels, his hair hangs down to his shoulders and a bushy mustache creases his smiling face, leaving Vachon looking more like the bassist for Spinal Tap than an NHL goaltender.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Flyer gone damp in his hand, creases shredding how cut cotton would.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the image, Spears sticks out her tongue while Kim puckers her lips and flashes a peace sign, with Khloé and Hudson looking on.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Since the material never wrinkles, the pants are the ideal pick for wearing on long travel days or packing in your suitcase.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
  • There are still some lingering discrepancies, wrinkles that the team thinks other collisions between particles with sizes between protons and iron could help to iron out.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Mama pats Rafa’s head then ruffles his hair.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • And Elon Musk’s AI power plant ruffles a Mississippi city.
    David Hickey, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The godet pleats are both polished and breezy, which is ideal for spring weather.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Flat front panel and knife pleats around the back.
    Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • My now-husband and I were newly a couple and still working out the kinks and crumples in an evolving relationship.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The man crumples to the ground while the officer turns to walk away as the other officers stand by.
    Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If one part slows down, the impact ripples across the entire chain.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • The feature, starring Birgit Minichmayr, Lotte Keiling, Tristan López, and Carla Hüttermann, follows a family on summer holiday that are struck by a tragedy that ripples through their lives and relationships.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
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“Corrugates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrugates. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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