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as in crumpled
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
crinkled the candy wrapper up and threw it away
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Recent Examples of crinkled
The video shows Kobe, a golden retriever, standing on a landing with his eyes barely open, fur sticking up in all directions, and one ear crinkled—likely from lying on it.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
But back to Cyrus, who also wears key looks from Maison Margiela’s Avant-Première Collection for fall 2025, which includes crinkled, faded and hand-greased looks.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
But back to Cyrus, who also wears key looks from Maison Margiela’s Avant-Première Collection for fall 2025, which includes crinkled, faded and hand-greased looks.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crinkled
Verb
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Last month, a Chinese coast guard vessel collided with a naval destroyer while attempting to drive away a Philippine patrol ship in the South China Sea, leaving its bow crumpled and twisted.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The fabric of his jersey, which should suggest his movement and musculature, is instead accordion-crumpled like a piece of paper.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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At this moment, though, the Taco Bell kiosk crackled to life.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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The courtroom often crackled with tension during the trial, as distraught family members listened as witnesses gave harrowing accounts and Brand at times heatedly argued with the judge and prosecutors.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Kavya tugs on my arm, her nose is scrunched up, eyebrows discombobulated.—
Navdeep Singh Dhillon,
Parents,
21 Aug. 2025
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An image of his little face, scrunched in discomfort, but no sound coming from his little mouth, was instantly clear.—
Zoë Jones,
Vogue,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
18 Oct. 2024
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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
Verb
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However, butterhead leaves aren't as tightly folded as some other types, such as iceberg lettuce.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
3 Sep. 2025
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The method in which they’re folded, either down the middle or the side, determines whether the filling is ricotta or pea.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Crinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crinkled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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