creased

past tense of crease
as in furrowed
to develop creases or folds her face creased with worry

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Recent Examples of creased Like Brandon Flowers, subtle fine lines creased her forehead. Anna Haines, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025 The interior is easily wipeable and not baggy or creased in a way that might trap liquid or crumbs. Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025 The rifle shot had only creased the bear’s head, stunning it. Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • With his brow perennially furrowed and hair slicked with sweat, Riley has the exact look and bearing of a suavely addled wrong-man figure from British thrillers of yore — and thus makes a suitably bemused proxy for the viewers in this wasteland of mounting chaos and absurdity.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
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  • Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The vinyl decals, featuring salmon crying to get beyond the first of the dams, were wrinkled, the banner itself battle-scarred in places.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024

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“Creased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creased. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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