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as in crumpled
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
scrunched up the shirt and tossed it in the laundry
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Recent Examples of scrunched
Kavya tugs on my arm, her nose is scrunched up, eyebrows discombobulated.
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Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
An image of his little face, scrunched in discomfort, but no sound coming from his little mouth, was instantly clear.
—Zoë Jones, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
An image of his little face, scrunched in discomfort, but no sound coming from his little mouth, was instantly clear.
—Zoë Jones, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrunched
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Last month, a Chinese coast guard vessel collided with a naval destroyer while attempting to drive away a Philippine patrol ship in the South China Sea, leaving its bow crumpled and twisted.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The fabric of his jersey, which should suggest his movement and musculature, is instead accordion-crumpled like a piece of paper.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
30 Aug. 2025
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This spring, my grandson crouched beside me to plant peas, 20 years after his father helped dig the first bed.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Duran crouched, hands on his knees, staring at his feet, as the Phillies’ training staff rushed to his side.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Candle wax should be carefully scraped away with the edge of a plastic putty knife, not metal.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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The beauty of most D2C customer lists is that they weren’t scraped or cobbled together.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, butterhead leaves aren't as tightly folded as some other types, such as iceberg lettuce.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
3 Sep. 2025
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The method in which they’re folded, either down the middle or the side, determines whether the filling is ricotta or pea.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
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The event was broadcast live on YouTube, and groups of people sat on the grassy lawn in front of the Capitol huddled together around their phones, listening to the survivors, whose voices echoed across the wide square.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The two seemingly began jawing at each other as players huddled up.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
18 Oct. 2024
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The vinyl decals, featuring salmon crying to get beyond the first of the dams, were wrinkled, the banner itself battle-scarred in places.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
The Arizona Republic,
12 Oct. 2024
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But over time, even the most beautiful planks can start to look dull, dry, or scratched, especially in high-traffic areas.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jenna Ortega's Wednesday has only scratched the surface of her family's dark history.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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That aid deficit has crunched response and recovery to natural disasters in Afghanistan – a country that often experiences seismic activity.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, the Home Buyer Scarcity Index, which measures how crunched an area is for purchasable homes, has spiked.—
Nigel Chiwaya,
NBC news,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Scrunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrunched. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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