corrugate

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Recent Examples of corrugate Photographs and videos from the school Saturday showed the windows and corrugated roofs of the dormitories blackened with soot. Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023 Pictures Sebuuma and another refugee sent to Reuters from the camp showed holes punched in the walls of homes made of corrugated iron. NBC News, 28 Apr. 2020 Since 1885 residents of Bury, a market town of 190,000 people on Manchester’s northern fringe, have gathered at this lump of red brick and corrugated iron to watch their local team. The Economist, 29 Feb. 2020 Some works contain unusual textures and impressions from charred wood, corrugated cardboard or burlap. Richard Chang, Daily Pilot, 10 Oct. 2019 See all Example Sentences for corrugate 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrugate
Verb
  • Remove all contents to prevent imprinting, then lightly stuff the bag with acid-free tissue paper to prevent creasing and help retain the bag’s shape.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
  • More to Know: Crafted from carbon steel with rounded silicone pads, this creates a natural-looking curl without creasing, tugging, or breakage.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The patented lightweight frame folds flat for easy storage.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • There was a sense of folding life into the making of it, allowing yourself to be infected.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • It’s rolled and crimped so there’s a perfect bite of filling on each side.
    Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The slump in China and rising competition from EV makers including Tesla Inc. are forcing carmakers to discount, crimping margins.
    Stefan Nicola, Fortune Europe, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Keep in Mind The edges puckered a little after going through the wash.
    Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Sebastian Stan calls out journalist who refers to his new character with disfigurement as a 'beast' But as Donny's ego grows, so does his waistline, his bald spot, and his exaggerated way of talking, his lips puckering in direct correlation to his spiraling egomania.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • The vinyl decals, featuring salmon crying to get beyond the first of the dams, were wrinkled, the banner itself battle-scarred in places.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Post-wash, the texture is a little more relaxed and slightly wrinkled, though not terribly so.
    Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The skirt also featured a bevy of pleating as well as tassel-like elements to add tension and a contemporary edge to the piece.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
  • One person, in particular, donned a vibrant orange cotton top with rows of pleating with a vinyl pair of bottoms.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Seconds later, the truck races back into view, barreling over Sloan, still crumpled on the ground, and fatally mowing down Carter, who had been standing on the sidewalk.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Videos circulating on social media and verified by NBC News, showed several men watching the strike on Lebanon's capital from a distance, standing by their cars as the building crumples.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024

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“Corrugate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrugate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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