crisps

Definition of crispsnext
present tense third-person singular of crisp

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Verb
  • And Elon Musk’s AI power plant ruffles a Mississippi city.
    David Hickey, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Luckily for the show, nothing ruffles the other women’s feathers more, so good television still ensues.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Indeed, his imprint ripples outward, from the interstellar swagger of OutKast and the android futurism of Janelle Monáe to the mystical poise of Erykah Badu and the sculptural, otherworldly aesthetics of Solange, Grace Wales Bonner, and Pharrell Williams.
    Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That psychedelic wash of overtone-rich sound that ripples through the chorus of Donovan’s 1968 hit?
    Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This story folds into who the Broncos are.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The battery compartment has a latch that folds up to unscrew it when the battery needs changing but otherwise keeps it flat and out of the way during observation.
    Matt Morris, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Flyer gone damp in his hand, creases shredding how cut cotton would.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Crisps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisps. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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