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as in to crumple
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
crinkled the candy wrapper up and threw it away
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Recent Examples of crinkle
Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Crafted with a blend of three cheeses, the smashed patty is served on a Parker House Bun and topped with two crinkle pickles but no sauce.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Not just polite smiles, tacit acceptances of paparazzi attention, but broad, knowing smiles, teeth visible, eyes crinkling.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The best Christmas cookie tins are filled with colorful sugar cookies, sprinkled gingerbread, linzers, spritzes, shortbread or sables, crinkles or crackles, even wedding cookies or special chocolate chip cookies — because why not?
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Crafted with a blend of three cheeses, the smashed patty is served on a Parker House Bun and topped with two crinkle pickles but no sauce.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
In the footage, the cat enthusiastically bats at the paper bag while its owner attempts to eat breakfast and scroll on their phone, undeterred by the chaotic soundtrack of crinkling.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Not just polite smiles, tacit acceptances of paparazzi attention, but broad, knowing smiles, teeth visible, eyes crinkling.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crinkle
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
Verb
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In fact, the Hearing Health Foundation says this is about the noise level of rustling leaves or the average room noise.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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Campsites are nestled under redwoods beside a creek, and at night the sound of the ocean mixes with the rustling canopy above.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Verb
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The underlying premise of the Norwegian method is that hero workouts that leave you crumpled by the side of the track are counterproductive.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
19 May 2025
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Adding to the injury woes, the next batter, Willi Castro, fouled a ball hard off his right knee and crumpled to the ground in pain.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 May 2025
Verb
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The fabric is lightweight, doesn’t wrinkle easily, and rolls up compactly for packing.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
18 July 2025
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Clothes removed from these bags are almost always wrinkled.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
Noun
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The clamp doesn’t leave weird creases, and the SmartTwist heat dial is snappy.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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It's contained not within one or two compartments but a total of four large cabinets that span the length of the left sidewall from the rear entry door through to the frontmost crease of the trailer body.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
Verb
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As a Pueblo squad car pulls up alongside Joe, the tension crackles: a squabble about jurisdiction, a command for Joe to respect the mask mandate.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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Behind a service truck now, laying out salt that crackles across the windshield.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Why Jobe will not face Jude Rip up the paper, scrunch it up in a ball, and throw it in the bin.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
1 July 2025
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Audiences scrunched under the Jay Pritzker Pavilion fringe, only to play musical chairs dodging the structure’s many (and ever-changing) leaky spots.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
Verb
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The cords have never needed replacing, the mat hasn’t sagged, and the frame doesn’t squeak—even during more intense workouts.—
Jordan Galloway,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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Taylor faced Serrano for the first time in 2022, and though many observers believed Serrano deserved the decision, especially after badly hurting Taylor midway through, Taylor squeaked out the split decision to become the undisputed lightweight champion.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Crinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crinkle. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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