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to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
sitting down on the bedspread wrinkled it
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Recent Examples of wrinkled
Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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
Emma noticed the fish was more aesthetically pleasing—iridescent skin, which was just slightly wrinkled and completely intact in the can.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024
Bake at 145 degrees Fahrenheit (63 degrees Celcius) for eight hours or more until they are wrinkled and chewy, as desired.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Verb
Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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
Emma noticed the fish was more aesthetically pleasing—iridescent skin, which was just slightly wrinkled and completely intact in the can.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024
Bake at 145 degrees Fahrenheit (63 degrees Celcius) for eight hours or more until they are wrinkled and chewy, as desired.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrinkled
Verb
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The back half of the car is crumpled in on itself, the windows are shattered and the patrol car was physically turned off the road by the force of the crash.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
31 Dec. 2024
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Video posted to the Citizen app showed a BART police vehicle smoking with its front end crumpled.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Cyrus’s disheveled appearance, moreover, was alarming enough that his son, Trace Cyrus, went public on social media with his concerns about his father’s well-being, the Daily Mail also reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Her emotional promo alongside a disheveled Bianca Belair was a peak into WWE’s next era of Black Cinema.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This romantically rustic wreath weaves shaggy swags of greenery with white tulips and stalks of berries, then ties it all together with a neat black-and-white bow.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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Hashing things out with his tech wizard brother-in-law Maury (a shaggy Guy Pearce), Karsh wonders if ecological protesters or religious groups or competitors are upset with his global expansion plans, which include a lava field in Iceland.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Downside: Their fall was so swift and messy that this might not be a quick turnaround — and, if the Rangers are bad again in 2025-26, a new coach might get swept out the door with GM Chris Drury.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Rise Of Squiggly Thinking: Embracing The Nonlinear So, where does that leave us clever, irrational, gloriously messy humans?—
Lee Salisbury,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Consequently, disordered labor disputes have added to the sense of lawlessness and have worsened the economic decline.—
Lindsay Benstead,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Feb. 2013
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face.—
Judith Thurman,
The New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2024
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After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all.—
Sydney Clarke,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2021
Adjective
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Monday's event was the latest congressional town hall to get chaotic.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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As a governance matter, some investors complained that the pivots are too chaotic.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If readers are confused, consider yet again that Instagram could claim all of 30 million users when its acquisition was announced.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Those who lost their Medicaid health care reported being unaware or confused about how to report work hours.—
Phil Galewitz,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Wrinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkled. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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