1
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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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 -
Hiddleston scrunches his eyes a bit at the statement.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
22 Aug. 2025
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Doing something that is sold as socially progressive, but ends up benefiting big-money donors, and then wrapping it up in so much regulation and taxation that the policy collapses under its own weight—how dysfunctionally California is that?—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Trump seems to imagine a hierarchical system dominated by a single capo whose removal collapses the organization—a model rooted in the 1980s.—
Javier Corrales,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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The portside terrace also folds out.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new rendition also folds in lush strings that help tie it to the album’s symphonic approach.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Workers are startled when a jar tumbles out of a dusty box and rolls onto the ground.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ralphy leaps up in shock, tumbles off the sofa, and sprints toward his owner, who is filming nearby.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Since the material never wrinkles, the pants are the ideal pick for wearing on long travel days or packing in your suitcase.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Nov. 2025
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Harlow wrinkles her nose, the perfect picture of disgust.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Crumples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumples. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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