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as in to crumple
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the aunt would invariably rumple the little boy's hair whenever she came to visit
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Recent Examples of rumple
These comfort-forward essentials are designed to minimize aches, maximize rest and help any traveler arrive feeling more refreshed than rumpled.
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Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The covers and sheets on the oversized double bed were rumpled and askew.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Or Pritzker could try a Trump-like move and stop appearing in public looking rumpled and always insist on an ample suit coat.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
And there was no single form of equilibrium for a knitted sweater's resting shape; rather, there were multiple metastable states that were dependent on the fabric's history—the different ways it had been folded, stretched, or rumpled.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The covers and sheets on the oversized double bed were rumpled and askew.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Or Pritzker could try a Trump-like move and stop appearing in public looking rumpled and always insist on an ample suit coat.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
And there was no single form of equilibrium for a knitted sweater's resting shape; rather, there were multiple metastable states that were dependent on the fabric's history—the different ways it had been folded, stretched, or rumpled.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumple
Verb
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Some might view that as a bad thing, given that the Broncos’ run-game consistency crumpled after that Dobbins injury.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Take a half a sheet of parchment paper, crumple it completely, open it and use it to line the walls of the pan.—
Amisha Gurbani,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Apr. 2026
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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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The last thing Louise saw before losing consciousness was this woman’s face, wrinkled in an unapologetic way, old, shamelessly old, defiantly so.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Now, with missiles intercepted over Gulf capitals and air travel repeatedly disrupted, the long-standing stability of Dubai expat life is being questioned.—
Emma Graham,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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That year, as gas prices spiked fast after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted global oil markets and in the wake of peak COVID-19 inflation, politicians felt pressure to act on relief, and many did.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Mind you, that was also by design — the west side of the stadium was roped off entirely, so that 50% of capacity was scrunched into one half of the building.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Further inspection found a Mexican citizen scrunched into a makeshift, dry compartment in the gas tank that February day.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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In some pockets, 25-feet-deep cracks furrow the ground, a result of an overdraft of groundwater from the bank of the earth.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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At 88, the legendary artist, dressed in a black smock, was filmed walking through the eroded sculptural features of the badlands, her face furrowed by age, her eyes still blazing.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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With Estévez out, the Royals had to shuffle the bullpen.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Of course, no rotation shuffling is imminent with Rodón expected to make at least three rehab starts and Cole moving at a slower pace following Tommy John surgery.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The cushions are bouncy and covered in a fade-resistant material, and when not in use, the chair folds to save space.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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The wings show camber on the outer sections and appear capable of folding for carrier operations.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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The father was wearing a button-down shirt, creased from wear but evidently well-ironed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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This step builds on the eye cream by extending that moisture barrier across the full face and preventing the delicate eye area from drying out and creasing as the day goes on.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Rumple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumple. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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