as in rolled
to form into a round compact mass
she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket took the paper off the straw and wadded it up
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Recent Examples of wadded
The Socks Are Inside Other Clothes Did the sock actually enter another space-time continuum—or did it get wadded up in someone's pant leg?
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Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
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However, of all the people that came to mind, the first name that rolled off Knueppel’s tongue was Portland star Damian Lillard.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, the Aero Razor rolled quickly through my stride and off the toe.—
Cory Smith,
Outside,
15 Feb. 2026
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Blige rounded out the neutral ensemble with oversize sunglasses and chunky gold hoops.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Athlete Suni Lee and chef Padma Lakshmi rounded out the crowd.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Pare raised both hands, balled in fists, pumping away.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Knicks had a chance to cut Phoenix’s lead down to just four with under a minute left in regulation, but Karl-Anthony Towns air-balled a wide-open three at the top of the key.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Wadded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wadded. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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