as in to crease
to pull the sides of (something, such as skin or cloth) together so that folds or wrinkles are formed
puckered the fabric before adding stitches
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Recent Examples of pucker
Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
In another photo taken closer up of the pair, Summer could be seen smiling once again as the singer puckered her lips in a kiss.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Another TikTok meme involves people ordering Dr Pepper with pickles at drive-thrus for an extra pucker.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Verb
Some varieties have smooth leaves; others are hairy, even puckered.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
In another photo taken closer up of the pair, Summer could be seen smiling once again as the singer puckered her lips in a kiss.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
Noun
This combo staves off flakes for a smoother, softer, and more moisturized pucker.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Another TikTok meme involves people ordering Dr Pepper with pickles at drive-thrus for an extra pucker.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pucker
Verb
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Hot tip: Don’t smear or drag—simply patting your concealer in will keep it from caking and creasing.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2025
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Both have a straight-leg silhouette that’s roomy all the way down and creases that elevate them from the slouchier vibe given by many palazzo pants.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But for me, returning to Top Chef wasn’t about closing a loop or arriving at a conclusion.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In our test, which involves playing a YouTube video on a loop with the screen at full brightness, the phone lasted 16 hours and 6 minutes on a single charge.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This small, compact portable charger folds down to about the size of an AirPods Pro case (2.25-by-1.0 inches) yet has enough power to charge two Apple devices at once (including an iPhone 12+, Apple Watches, and AirPods).—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Hadid has been enveloped into the Ryan Murphy fold—following in the footsteps of Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Emma Roberts, Kim Kardashian et al—now filmng for his new show The Beauty.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Ike Barinholtz’s Sal Saperstein listens with his eyebrows up, his forehead wrinkled into a semi-permanent state of worry.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
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Over millions of years, rain, flash floods, sandstorms and earthquakes have scoured and wrinkled the soft sandstone into the maze-like badlands.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her knit pullover featured a pinch seam detailing on the body and a coat with a raw hem.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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That LeBron James still found a seam and made a tough shot didn’t matter.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, companies and brands that use premium cashmere will usually have information on their websites; generally speaking, the more details provided — length of fibers, ply, and gauge — the better the sweater.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2025
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And not just throw them out in the middle of the forest, but the man built tents that had four-ply washroom tissue!—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.—
CMG Containers,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2024
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Electrons in today’s graphene can move up to a micrometer before getting scattered by imperfections, such as corrugations in the surface of the material or grain boundaries between adjacent crystal patches.—
Chun-Yung Sung,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2012
Noun
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For Night Charades, a lot of the characters are dressed in clothing with a lot of pleats.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Her look included a bra top and high-waist skirt with a pin pleat detail.—
Jackie Fields,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Pucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pucker. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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