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as in furrow
a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface
the old woman's face creased into wrinkles as she smiled the curtains cascaded onto the floor in ripples and wrinkles
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as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the latest wrinkle in digital photography
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as in to crumple
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 wrinkle
Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
The moment has added another strange, emotionally layered wrinkle to a fight that was already drenched in history.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The end result was a physical prop capable of 150 different movements, including extending his neck even longer, furrowing his brow, and wrinkling his nose.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But the filmmaking is clean and elegant, chronicling each new wrinkle with a pacing and geographical clarity that maintains real tension.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
The moment has added another strange, emotionally layered wrinkle to a fight that was already drenched in history.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
They are made of a premium fabric that prevents clothing from getting wrinkled and holds up well to regular use.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The end result was a physical prop capable of 150 different movements, including extending his neck even longer, furrowing his brow, and wrinkling his nose.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrinkle
Noun
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Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.—
Eduardo Medina,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Public investments in science have produced economic health and prosperity for all Americans and advanced our national security through innovation and soft diplomacy.—
Mary K. Feeney,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Both of us are at the University of Colorado Center for COMBAT Research, where one of our core missions is to improve the psychological health of these families through education, innovation and high-impact research.—
Anne Ritter,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
Verb
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From his ridgeline property, the frame is Los Angeles itself: first the Holmby treetops, then the Santa Monica crease and finally the cobalt coast.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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What to Consider The toe area creases a bit with wear.—
Hillary Maglin,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Photos from the scene showed the maroon car crumpled.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Something similar might be happening in Tibet today as the tectonic plate carrying India rams into that of Asia and crumples the crust against the Tibetan plateau.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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Whereas most stablecoins are backed up by a mix of cash and other assets to match the value of tokens in circulation, Kwon’s invention was instead backed by a complex set of code.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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In 1945, the invention of frozen concentrated orange juice gave all Americans a taste of Florida.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Then, scrunch mousse in, coating the hair from the roots to ends.—
Natasha Marsh,
Allure,
7 Apr. 2025
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As Chelsea, Wood widens her eyes and slants her eyebrows up when confused, bares her teeth and scrunches her whole face in terror, and barely contains her smile when smitten.—
Ashliene McMenamy,
Allure,
8 Apr. 2025
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But Fraser retains her cocked eyebrow, ever aware that the pomp is in service of a product for which demand has been calculatingly manufactured.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
Verb
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Plus, the rear seats can be folded flat from the back.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The ballets are folded, placed on a round plate and then slid into an urn.—
Maria Pasquini,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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“Wrinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkle. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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