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crumpled

verb

past tense of crumple

as in scrunched

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 collapsed

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 crumpled The 23-year-old crumpled to the ground, clutching his left hand before walking off with trainers. — Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 By all accounts, DC Studios’ Supergirl crumpled beneath the red sun of paltry box-office returns, taking in just $38 million domestically over its opening weekend. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Nothing’s more frustrating than opening your suitcase to find your cutest tops looking like they’ve been crumpled into paper balls. — Kenedee Fowler, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 One of the victims fled to a McDonald's restaurant where his bloodstained clothes, which were likely cut off by paramedics, were crumpled on the floor near the entrance. — CBS News, 7 June 2026 First responders found Russo crumpled in the front passenger seat of the wreckage and Flanagan, his friend, stacked on top of him. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 MacKinnon initially crumpled to the ice in pain after blocking the shot, briefly getting to one knee and clearing the puck out of the defensive zone before falling back to the ice. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Nearby, a different video shows her pink jacket crumpled on the sidewalk and a green purse. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026 The hardcore ankle boots are now dehydrated and crumpled. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 8 May 2026

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As the players headed to their benches and the officials took their customary walks to the scorer’s table for the time out, Atkinson scrunched his face, stuck out his hands, and mockingly clapped toward Blair — who ignored the obvious taunt.

— Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Louis' scrunched up face got an affectionate giggle out of his dad as the two sat side-by-side at the 80th anniversary of VE Day in 2025.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

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By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
The country’s power grid collapsed three times this month, while water service, food production, transportation, garbage collection and medical services have been severely disrupted.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

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Instead, look for signs the succulent is thirsty, like leaves that appear deflated or slightly wrinkled.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
As gray and wrinkled as the bottom of a mummy’s foot, the Cyclops’ face is wonderfully askew, like he was stepped on by someone even bigger than him.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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In results published Monday, Europe’s largest airline said that profit in the three months to the end of June had tumbled 34% to €538 million from the same quarter in 2025.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
As Logano moved into the Chase, Erik Jones tumbled out after finishing 21st.

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of tumbled

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Cargo space measures 56 cubic feet behind the second row and expands to a healthy 112 cubic feet (3,171 L) with the seats folded and slid forward.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Volunteers flattened and folded the bags, cut them into strips and tied them together to form plastic year, which was woven into durable sleeping mats using looms.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

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