CRISPING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

crisping

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present participle of crisp

as in rippling

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Located within the Coyote Buttes North permit area near the Utah border, its rippling sandstone formations can only be visited with a permit.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026
The breakneck speed of AI development has also generated immense political backlash that’s rippling through the midterm election season.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

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Or maybe Pitt simply wanted to get his Jack London on, traipsing throughout gorgeous natural terrain and ruffling his co-star’s fur in between fending off feral wolves and navigating impromptu whitewater rafting trips sans the raft.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Plus, Jackson spent much of the campaign railing against the status quo, ruffling GOP establishment feathers along the way.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Dentsu is folding its proprietary Japanese intellectual property research into its Dentsu.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
The Guardian breaks down how people are folding screen-free time into everyday routines, from creating physical distance from their phones to setting aside longer stretches without any screens at all.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

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The formula is designed to deliver up to 16 hours of wear without primer and is resistant to creasing, caking, fading and smudging.

— Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Samsung has unveiled a new flexible display technology for foldable phones that’s designed to be slimmer, more durable, and less prone to creasing.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 July 2026

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