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as in to scrunch
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
crumpled the piece of paper and angrily threw it in the wastebasket
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as in to collapse
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the box crumpled when I accidentally dropped a brick on it
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Recent Examples of crumple
Near Bangkok’s popular Chatuchak market, the 33-story building under construction, with a crane on top, crumpled into a cloud of dust, and onlookers could be seen screaming and running in other videos posted to social media.
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Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
At the end of his postgame availability, James crumpled up the paper and shot it into a nearby garbage can.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Near Bangkok’s popular Chatuchak market, a 33-story building under construction, with a crane on top, crumpled into a cloud of dust, and onlookers could be seen screaming and running in a video posted on social media.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The area of the car between the front bumper and the cabin is designed to absorb energy from crashes by crumpling.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
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Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
At the end of his postgame availability, James crumpled up the paper and shot it into a nearby garbage can.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Near Bangkok’s popular Chatuchak market, a 33-story building under construction, with a crane on top, crumpled into a cloud of dust, and onlookers could be seen screaming and running in a video posted on social media.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The area of the car between the front bumper and the cabin is designed to absorb energy from crashes by crumpling.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumple
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The generously sized 360-degree bowl cocoons curls and waves, ensuring uniform heat distribution and definition—perfect for scrunching your way to frizz-free, sculpted strands.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
14 May 2025
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All those fancy market reports can’t compete with actually watching someone struggle with your prototype, seeing their face scrunch up in confusion.—
Goran Paun,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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After his 4-foot putt went in during the one-hole playoff against Justin Rose, McIlroy threw his golf club in the air and collapsed to the ground.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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This is often not helped when an investment collapses or defaults, and commentators online and other advisory companies increase client doubts.—
Adam Fayed,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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More recently, the company has been folding as many Fanatics verticals on top of each other as possible—utilizing the company’s relationships with athletes and influencers to further promote the web of Fanatics product and IP. Fanatics Fest was itself a child of that strategy.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
20 May 2025
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Unless someone names it, documents it, and folds it back into your process and methodology, that new idea vanishes into the archive.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Someone putting the last piece into their word puzzle only to watch the entire thing tumble down to the ground?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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Arm gives weak guidance Shares of Arm tumbled more than 11% in extended trading after the chip-design company issued weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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Office-appropriate pants that feel like sweats and don’t wrinkle?—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Depending on the material, T-shirts can easily wrinkle and often require ironing, but be careful (or avoid altogether) ironing any decals on the T-shirt.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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“Crumple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumple. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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