uncrumple

verb

Definition of uncrumplenext
as in to iron out

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  1. iron out
  2. smooth
  3. flatten
Verb
  • And the secondary seemed to iron out most of its communication problems.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For the Sharks to take that next step and become a playoff team, Askarov must iron out his uneven play and become the go-to star many have envisioned.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of iron out
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  • All of this pillow talk smooths Kate’s path to selling Hal on her idea of extracting the bodies from the Russian sub.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Both products contain moisturizing ingredients like squalane and shea butter, plus vitamin E to smooth signs of aging.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of smooth
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  • New financial figures from Anthropic this week also suggest its growth may have flattened.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • That flattened front-end design is lifted loosely from the GT1 Le Mans racer, while the back half has tinges of the 959.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of flatten
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“Uncrumple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncrumple. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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