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as in furrow
a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface
a small crimp in the dollar bill prevented it from being accepted by the bill changer made a tiny little crimp in the corner of the Queen of Spades
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as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the strike could put a real crimp in the production schedule
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Recent Examples of crimp
Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2025
Inflation surged ahead to start 2025, crimping Americans' buying power and serving as a warning to policymakers — whether those contemplating new tariffs or further interest rate cuts — that price pressures are not yet vanquished.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Lily Templeton, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Chappell Roan, nominated for several awards including best new artist, sported her signature maroon strands, which featured a crimp courtesy of hairstylist Dom Floretta, who used Amika products.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
And tariffs — so far, a wildly moving target — are already crimping the economies of states that depend on international commerce.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2025
Inflation surged ahead to start 2025, crimping Americans' buying power and serving as a warning to policymakers — whether those contemplating new tariffs or further interest rate cuts — that price pressures are not yet vanquished.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
No Olympics Impact Asked if Olympic preparations would put a crimp on show attendance, Morand said there had been no indication of an outsized impact at this point, according to simulations.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Chappell Roan, nominated for several awards including best new artist, sported her signature maroon strands, which featured a crimp courtesy of hairstylist Dom Floretta, who used Amika products.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimp
Noun
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Swaziland continued to plough its own political furrow against its larger neighbor until the end of apartheid.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Aug. 2025
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Morning arrived upon the sea where the ship was heading toward the horizon, that great slope made of other smaller slopes, which the ship tackles one after another, like an ant attacking one furrow after another.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Highlighting the beauty and peril of open water swimming and the obstacles women continue to face in the pursuit of equality, Vindication Swim has been praised for its vivid portrait of Gleitze as a pioneering trailblazer for women’s open water swimming around the world.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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The move by Maxwell, while expected, adds to the obstacles the DOJ must overcome to release grand jury transcripts from Epstein's and Maxwell's cases.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Edita would stop by unannounced to remind them of this, pulling up in her shiny black Escalade, barking orders, and pinching their biceps with a precise and acrylic force that even Evie could feel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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From a longer-term perspective, TSLA remains below resistance from the weekly cloud model, and the weekly MACD is pinched in a reflection of weakened intermediate-term momentum.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The suit comes with arm sleeves with articulated elbows to minimize creasing, which also extend forward to cover the knuckles, where some of the most turbulent air can be found.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
12 June 2025
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Synthetic fabrics and wrinkle-resistant natural fibers don’t wrinkle and crease in the same way as cotton, linen, and other wrinkle-prone fabrics.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Soon after, another hurdle appeared: a recurring inguinal hernia that led to frequent hospital visits, including spending Christmas Day in the emergency room.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Funneling the prescriptions through one particular pharmacy introduces a variety of logistical hurdles and delays.—
Samuel Ganz,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Throughout the pandemic and over the past few years, the company has tweaked its hybrid work policies.—
Seattle Times,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sure, any parent can tweak things according to their own situation–and that's the benefit of home court advantage, so to speak.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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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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
Noun
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Winner of the 1989 Academy Award for Documentary Feature, this moving film explores the human stories obscured by statistics, examining the cross-section of identities affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as efforts to combat the stigma, misinformation, and political obstruction that deepened the crisis.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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Fain refused to provide records requested by the monitor, constituting an obstruction of transparency and cooperation.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Crimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimp. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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