corrugate
verb
cor·ru·gate
ˈkȯr-ə-ˌgāt 
ˈkär-
corrugated; corrugating
: to form or shape into wrinkles or folds or into alternating ridges and grooves : furrow
: to become corrugated
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Waddell is even farther west, out past the old citrus groves and Luke Air Force Base, whose fighter jets would intermittently rattle the thin walls and corrugated roofing of my classroom for the next six weeks.
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Its surface is corrugated to improve air circulation for more even baking.
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Rather than doors built floor to ceiling, they are corrugated plastic sheets.
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The structures look corrugated, almost like cardboard.
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Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Its surface is corrugated to improve air circulation for more even baking.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Rather than doors built floor to ceiling, they are corrugated plastic sheets.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
The structures look corrugated, almost like cardboard.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
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“Corrugate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corrugate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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corrugate
verb
cor·ru·gate
ˈkȯr-ə-ˌgāt
ˈkär-
corrugated; corrugating
: to form or shape into wrinkles or folds : furrow
corrugated paper
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