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as in scrunched
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 collapsed
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 crumpled
The back half of the car is crumpled in on itself, the windows are shattered and the patrol car was physically turned off the road by the force of the crash.
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2024
The moment Watson crumpled to the field, the Browns’ future instantly pivoted.
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Video posted to the Citizen app showed a BART police vehicle smoking with its front end crumpled.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
The mangled remains of a grain bin sat crumpled by a road.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Bedsheets lie crumpled on cots.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Left naked without his three allies, Assad’s forces crumpled when pressed.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
The two are in a locked position for about seven more minutes, when Penny releases Neely, who remained crumpled on the ground.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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
Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2024
The moment Watson crumpled to the field, the Browns’ future instantly pivoted.
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Video posted to the Citizen app showed a BART police vehicle smoking with its front end crumpled.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
The mangled remains of a grain bin sat crumpled by a road.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Bedsheets lie crumpled on cots.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Left naked without his three allies, Assad’s forces crumpled when pressed.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
The two are in a locked position for about seven more minutes, when Penny releases Neely, who remained crumpled on the ground.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumpled
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Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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Yet his regime collapsed within days of the start of a coordinated rebel offensive.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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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, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
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That image has long since been folded into Guardiola’s mythology.Rory Smith, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Pitchfork’s namesake music publication had been folded into GQ last January by owners Condé Nast, with many Pitchfork Media employees losing their jobs.Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Crumpled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumpled. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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