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as in crumples
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 scrunches
The clear formula is lightweight but substantial enough to create a cast that scrunches out softly, leaving hair touchable instead of stiff.
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
Hiddleston scrunches his eyes a bit at the statement.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
Her nose scrunches up like something smells bad in here.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 19 Aug. 2025
Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
Hiddleston scrunches his eyes a bit at the statement.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
Her nose scrunches up like something smells bad in here.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrunches
Verb
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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
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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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The girl crouches because there is no room to stand.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Alyssa Liu just literally crouches down right in front of us on the press row, right at the ice.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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To show me, Max reaches a metal pick into a tank of clear water and scrapes a white line that seems to hover in the center of the tank.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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Meyer helped design a tracking system that scrapes data from Zillow to detect price hikes greater than 10%.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The battery compartment has a latch that folds up to unscrew it when the battery needs changing but otherwise keeps it flat and out of the way during observation.—
Matt Morris,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Article’s Nordby took the top spot in our list of the finest sofa beds for its attractive price point and easily convertible frame that folds out into a full-size pullout bed.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Each month, Edward Flores crunches the numbers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Energage administers an employee survey that covers 26 factors and then crunches the feedback data and scores companies based on the responses.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Scrunches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrunches. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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