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as in to scrunch
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
crumpled the piece of paper and angrily threw it in the wastebasket
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as in to collapse
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the box crumpled when I accidentally dropped a brick on it
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Recent Examples of crumple
Johansson crumpled to the ice immediately and was helped off the rink by the team’s trainers.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
This chic $5 accessory will keep your favorite sun hat from getting crumpled in your bag.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
The doe crumples in her tracks just as Adams pulls the trigger.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2025
To use his own words against him is unkind, but with a million people relying on him, Dan Campbell crumpled under the pressure.
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
This chic $5 accessory will keep your favorite sun hat from getting crumpled in your bag.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
The doe crumples in her tracks just as Adams pulls the trigger.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2025
To use his own words against him is unkind, but with a million people relying on him, Dan Campbell crumpled under the pressure.
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumple
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As Chelsea, Wood widens her eyes and slants her eyebrows up when confused, bares her teeth and scrunches her whole face in terror, and barely contains her smile when smitten.—
Ashliene McMenamy,
Allure,
8 Apr. 2025
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The fetal folds are creases along the calf’s skin that come from being scrunched inside its mother’s uterus for about 18 months.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
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The defense that started so well last season collapsed when Billings joined Brisker on the sidelines.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Additional footage shows collapsed buildings and wreckage in the streets.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
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Stocks tumbled Wednesday after Nvidia warned new U.S. restrictions on exports to China will chisel billions of dollars off its results, with market losses accelerating after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned about the economic risks from President Trump's tariffs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Prices for Canadian imports tumbled 1.5% while goods from Mexico were 0.3% cheaper.—
Lucia Mutikani,
USA Today,
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
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They are made of a premium fabric that prevents clothing from getting wrinkled and holds up well to regular use.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Crumple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumple. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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