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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
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Charlize Theron has just placed her right hand on a crimp when her foot slips.
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Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2026
Bring foil edges together to make a packet; crimp to seal tightly.
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Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The war has put a crimp on the Strait of Hormuz, driving up gas prices to the $4 mark in Northwest Indiana.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Charlize Theron has just placed her right hand on a crimp when her foot slips.
—
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Or Iran will run out of oil storage, which would seriously crimp its ability to export.
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Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2026
Bring foil edges together to make a packet; crimp to seal tightly.
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Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimp
Noun
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In furrows of pain, The good now germinates.
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Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.
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There was an element of cynicism, but not on the part of determined prosecutors who overcame obstacles and brought the case to guilty pleas by three defendants and the conviction on 21 counts of the public official who ignited the scandal.
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But obstacles veered her away from art for years.
Verb
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This is one of the best times to refresh your bra and underwear drawer without paying full price — especially if your current ones poke, pinch, slide around, or have completely lost their shape.
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To deadhead, simply pinch off the faded flower, along with the seed pod below.
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For makeup that tends to crease or settle into fine lines, the challenge is finding a powder that sets without collecting where skin naturally folds.
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Finally, whereas many concealers are prone to caking and creasing on my dry skin, Tarte’s buttery formula plumps fine lines instead of settling into crinkly areas.
Noun
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However, there are still some hurdles to surmount, particularly financing.
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Here’s how experts suggest overcoming these hurdles.
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While the tax cap on wages adjusts each year to track inflation, it wasn't tweaked in the 1983 reforms to account for the labor market shifts that followed in ensuing years.
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In other words, movies are being tweaked and plumped, but studios are keeping hush about how.
Verb
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With the wrap in front of you, fold up the edge closest to you.
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In Joá, where the land gathers around the great presence of Pedra da Gávea—the mountain whose unmistakable form looms over Rio— before folding toward forest and sea, a level expanse of this scale feels equal parts modernist and surrealist.
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That airflow obstruction sends oxygen levels plummeting, stimulating the pulmonary arteries to squeeze.
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Nixon then inserted himself into an obstruction of justice case by talking with an aide about blocking the FBI investigation, which eventually led to an impeachment inquiry by the House of Representatives and his eventual resignation.
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“Crimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimp. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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