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crumples

verb

present tense third-person singular of crumple

as in scrunches

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 collapses

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 crumples My now-husband and I were newly a couple and still working out the kinks and crumples in an evolving relationship. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026 The man crumples to the ground while the officer turns to walk away as the other officers stand by. — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025

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Four exercises, including the toe scrunches, to help improve balance.

— Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
The clear formula is lightweight but substantial enough to create a cast that scrunches out softly, leaving hair touchable instead of stiff.

— Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025

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The rooms Those heart-melting pastel colors that glow as Venice and her lagoon move from daytime into evening have been collated here in room decor, which brings the outdoors inside and folds it into midcentury-modern style and comfort.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Since then, Jabees has improved on its design, with a compact twin-speaker unit that folds up into a compact package when not in use and spreads out flat under any pillow when needed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026

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The glowing ribbon of the Milky Way tumbles directly through this cosmic triangle before arcing towards the southern horizon, though its diffuse light will be hidden behind a veil of moonlight on the night of the full moon.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026
Then the wisdom tumbles like Milk Duds fresh from the concessionaire.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of tumbles

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That’s because the set is made from ribbed fabric that disguises wrinkles well and gives the set a more stylish edge.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
There are still some lingering discrepancies, wrinkles that the team thinks other collisions between particles with sizes between protons and iron could help to iron out.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026

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