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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The Los Angeles Angels rolled past the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.—
Chantz Martin OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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The ball rolled away from his grasp and Duran was safe at first as Texas had two runners on base against Royals starter Seth Lugo.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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The texture is notably silky and rounded for a Blanco Tequila, with more mid-palate weight than most straight Blancos.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Hingham’s Callie Crean finished second at plus-8 while Bishop Feehan’s Hanley Correia rounded out the top three at plus-9.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Jokic came off a pin-down from Braun to catch on the right wing — again making Gobert chase him around a screen — but air-balled the 3-pointer.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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Bare root trees and shrubs, as the name suggests, are not sold in a pot or balled and burlapped.—
Dr. Lauren Kurtz,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Wadded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wadded. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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