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as in to crumple
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 crinkle
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
Fans of the bathing suit can also find the Azure crinkle design in several styles, including a one-piece for $180 and a matching crochet mini dress coverup for $162.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 July 2025
Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Apr. 2025
Are fine lines and creases around your lids crinkling your eye makeup look?
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
This topper is made of 95% organic latex with a soft, crinkle cotton cover.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
Fans of the bathing suit can also find the Azure crinkle design in several styles, including a one-piece for $180 and a matching crochet mini dress coverup for $162.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 July 2025
Verb
The blue sedan had amassed a collection of vines and brush, lost its windshield and windows and had its hood crinkled along its journey through Sugartree Creek.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Apr. 2025
Are fine lines and creases around your lids crinkling your eye makeup look?
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crinkle
Noun
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That central bank drama is piling even more attention Friday’s speech by Fed Chair Jay Powell, who even in precedented times can move markets with a single furrow of his brow.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
Verb
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During the 1880s, the brothers lived here and made their livelihood rustling cattle and horses, while at the same time disposing of unsuspecting ranchers who wandered too close to their hideout.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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End your drive with a stay at Chinati Hot Springs, and soak in the steaming springwater beneath rustling cottonwoods and the glittering expanse of Texas stars.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Singh was blocking both lanes of the northbound Turnpike when Dufresne’s Chrysler Town & Country minivan hit the truck, crumpling underneath the 18-wheeler’s trailer.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Aug. 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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The slim fit of these long sleeves is perfect for tucking into bottoms, and the super-soft, stretchy fabric won’t wrinkle easily when folded into your travel bag.—
Amber Cardullo,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Aug. 2025
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After a nutria was tossed fifteen or twenty times, snotlike entrails began to protrude from the bullet holes, at which point Miss Louisiana, wrinkling her nose, would place it in a trash bucket and select a fresh carcass from the cooler.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Gurman says the company may use the iPhone's in-cell touch screen to avoid the air gaps and prominent crease that on-screen touch screens could have.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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There are some subtle additions to help differentiate the Blackwing from the regular CT5-V, too, such as more diagonal creases in its front end design and a larger rear spoiler that can be optioned in chic carbon fiber.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Gunfire crackles and screams echo through Eeka McLeod’s home in Phoenix, Arizona.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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As evening settles, bonfires crackle and the sky deepens to indigo—stars sharpening above the valley.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And some ankle booties with wedge heels might appear moderate, but can actually throw your weight onto the balls of your feet, scrunching your toes up against the toe box.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
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Hiddleston scrunches his eyes a bit at the statement.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Missouri State, which was an FCS team before this season, squeaked out a field goal in its first drive of the game and had the confidence to attempt a reverse flea flicker on its next possession, but USC’s defense sniffed out the play and pushed the Bears back 11 yards.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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Conference rival Chicago Christian (13-1) won the Class 2A state championship game last year with a 47-0 rout of Maroa-Forsyth but squeaked by Aurora Christian 28-21 in Week 9.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Crinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crinkle. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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