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as in furrow
a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface
a small crimp in the dollar bill prevented it from being accepted by the bill changer made a tiny little crimp in the corner of the Queen of Spades
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as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the strike could put a real crimp in the production schedule
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Recent Examples of crimp
Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Another potential snag: The individual emirates regulate private school fees, which could crimp profitability.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Emily Burns, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
This will drive them out of the drug business, as with booze and now marijuana, and put a big crimp in their other, less profitable, activities.
—Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
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Noun
And, as Anna says, the way a person crimped the edges of their pie dough was like their signature; no two are the same.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Another potential snag: The individual emirates regulate private school fees, which could crimp profitability.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Verb
Chappell Roan, nominated for several awards including best new artist, sported her signature maroon strands, which featured a crimp courtesy of hairstylist Dom Floretta, who used Amika products.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
This will drive them out of the drug business, as with booze and now marijuana, and put a big crimp in their other, less profitable, activities.
—Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimp
Noun
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Marseille continued to plough its own furrow over the next few centuries, only very reluctantly agreeing to become the capital of Bouches-du-Rhône in 1790 when France was divided into its current regional system of departments.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
20 June 2025
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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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The branches of the military, which maintain their own communication networks, have their own obstacles.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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For Superman, that means preventing any of the negatives that do initially arise from becoming obstacles or bandwagon narratives in the press.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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One way to make tall varieties, which grow up to 4 feet, produce shorter, bushier plants is to pinch them back regularly.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
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As childhood photos of the guys scrolled by, Richardson choked up missing some opening lyrics and Littrell pinched the bridge of his nose to prevent tears.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Synthetic fabrics and wrinkle-resistant natural fibers don’t wrinkle and crease in the same way as cotton, linen, and other wrinkle-prone fabrics.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 July 2025
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However, Kuo says the Samsung Display design prevents major creasing from occurring by preventing the screen from bending beyond certain limits.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 July 2025
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Scaling its use requires overcoming hurdles related to the transportation of bulky materials, establishing local milling facilities and securing access to renewable energy.—
Sahit Muja,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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One reason for the unexpectedly slow pace is that the Chinese companies have not cleared a key engineering hurdle.—
Selam Gebrekidan,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Verb
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This way, the messaging remains the same when the marketing team riffs on it for a webinar and the product team tweaks it for release notes.—
Danielle Sabrina,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The key to successful operations, TAF workers told me, was that the manufacturers of the drones and the soldiers using them were in the same place, allowing the software and components to be continually tweaked.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Collapsible Water Bottle Take Today 32-ounce Collapsible Water Bottle This reusable water bottle folds flat when empty and takes up virtually no space.—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
19 July 2025
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The Late Show franchise will fold after 33 years, with the first 22 seasons having been hosted by David Letterman.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Julie was additionally convicted of obstruction of justice and wire fraud.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Examples of Clean Team’s work Coronado cited an example of the Clean Team’s work is removing overhanging tree limbs in the right-of-way to maintain visibility and function for pedestrians and drivers, along with making sure sidewalks are free of obstructions.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 July 2025
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“Crimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimp. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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