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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
Meanwhile, these Bormiolo Rocco glasses designed by Ross Lovegrove look like someone crumpled a regular rocks glass in their hand like a bad first draft.
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Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025
Napkins were crumpled; plates were licked.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The video also shows the Range Rover’s crumpled front end, while photos captured Baldwin outside his vehicle, making a phone call.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
His mother found him, crumpled on the floor of his acupuncture studio, in a pool of blood.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Of course Swift’s legion of devotees would scoff at the notion that their heroine was anything but a pop goddess, their very own Glinda the Good Witch sent to comfort with lyrical poetry and aid crumpled hearts.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Barkov crumpled to the ice during the team’s first full preseason practice after minor contact Thursday.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Diane pulled out a sheet from a stack of papers, and it was all crumpled up with the lyrics to the song.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025
Napkins were crumpled; plates were licked.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The video also shows the Range Rover’s crumpled front end, while photos captured Baldwin outside his vehicle, making a phone call.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
His mother found him, crumpled on the floor of his acupuncture studio, in a pool of blood.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Of course Swift’s legion of devotees would scoff at the notion that their heroine was anything but a pop goddess, their very own Glinda the Good Witch sent to comfort with lyrical poetry and aid crumpled hearts.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Barkov crumpled to the ice during the team’s first full preseason practice after minor contact Thursday.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Diane pulled out a sheet from a stack of papers, and it was all crumpled up with the lyrics to the song.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumpled
Verb
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Sheppard won’t have as scrunched a floor to run the offense.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The cast scrunched out easily, leaving curls soft and natural-looking.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
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That night the telegraph network near London collapsed while an aurora lit up the sky.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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After leading 18-14 at halftime, the Tigers collapsed in the second half, getting outscored 21-0 in the third quarter and 28-7 overall after the break, ultimately falling 49-25 — a loss that will likely knock them out of the AP Top 25 rankings.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Best Amazon Prime Day Storage & Organization Deals Keep the closets neat, the drawers organized, the spices in alphabetical order, and the bedding from getting wrinkled with these genius storage and organization hacks.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Cut them in half and roast them at 425 degrees Fahrenheit (218 degrees Celsius) until the skins are charred and wrinkled.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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While news of that lifeline briefly triggered a sharp rally earlier this month, the peso has since given up those gains and has tumbled by more than 40% against the greenback so far this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Netflix tumbled more than 10% for the week after missing earnings expectations, hit by a $619 million tax charge in Brazil.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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After Arthur Anderson folded, Townes-Whitley charted a new course by joining Unisys, a server infrastructure company, which catapulted her into the tech world.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Historically, scientists have studied proteins’ folded structures to understand their function individually.—
Viviane Callier,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Crumpled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumpled. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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