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Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
But the team is rocking a pretty inexperienced crease that has had its fair share of struggles, so adding Binnington’s experience could help this year even if the Flyers can’t defy the odds and reach the postseason.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
Flip the box to neatly fold and crease the two remaining corners.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The young Calgary Flames netminder stretches his extremities, christens his crease by squirting it with whatever’s in his water bottle and might momentarily skate around his net.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
But the team is rocking a pretty inexperienced crease that has had its fair share of struggles, so adding Binnington’s experience could help this year even if the Flyers can’t defy the odds and reach the postseason.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
And, as a nice bonus: Their buttery formulas tend to have moisturizing properties that’ll keep flakiness and creasing at bay (perfect for mature skin types, by the way).
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
Flip the box to neatly fold and crease the two remaining corners.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Crease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crease. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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