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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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Meanwhile, these Bormiolo Rocco glasses designed by Ross Lovegrove look like someone crumpled a regular rocks glass in their hand like a bad first draft.—
Emily Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
18 Oct. 2025
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Napkins were crumpled; plates were licked.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lina glances at the ceiling, brow furrowed.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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Worthington furrowed his brow and shook his head.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His fastball touched 104 mph and crackled with electricity as the Cubs notched only one hit against him.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Part of its appeal might be the simplicity of the pie, which is simply a gooey chocolate filling with a crisp, crackled top inside a buttery pastry shell.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sheppard won’t have as scrunched a floor to run the offense.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The cast scrunched out easily, leaving curls soft and natural-looking.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Best Amazon Prime Day Storage & Organization Deals Keep the closets neat, the drawers organized, the spices in alphabetical order, and the bedding from getting wrinkled with these genius storage and organization hacks.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Cut them in half and roast them at 425 degrees Fahrenheit (218 degrees Celsius) until the skins are charred and wrinkled.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After Arthur Anderson folded, Townes-Whitley charted a new course by joining Unisys, a server infrastructure company, which catapulted her into the tech world.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Historically, scientists have studied proteins’ folded structures to understand their function individually.—
Viviane Callier,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Like Brandon Flowers, subtle fine lines creased her forehead.—
Anna Haines,
Vogue,
23 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Crinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crinkled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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