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
Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
This process makes the lunar surface prone to puckering—just as a smooth grape dries into a wrinkly raisin.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024
Seersucker uses differential tension in construction to create stripes of pucker in the fabric.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2024
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Verb
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
This process makes the lunar surface prone to puckering—just as a smooth grape dries into a wrinkly raisin.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Noun
Otherwise, the oblong fruit are astringent enough to make your mouth pucker.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024
Seersucker uses differential tension in construction to create stripes of pucker in the fabric.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2024
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Infused with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and squalane, this foundation smooths texture, blurs fine lines and provides a radiant glow without creasing or feeling heavy.Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Nov. 2024
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Resistant to creasing, the talc-free formulation smooths and soothes the skin around the eyes with peptides and chamomile, calendula, and magnolia-bark extracts.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
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In the end, these two points form a bit of a feedback loop, almost like an endless cycle of change and growth.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
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By creating feedback loops, organizations can ensure their systems remain adaptable and effective over time.Tamas Kadar, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Undulating forms press outward toward the edges and then fold back in on themselves, like ocean waves or a flower’s petals.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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By the time Hitsville had folded, the church had become a multi-tentacled house of God, raking in millions from a theology school, TV network, a college, daycare center, and other ancillary businesses.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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Abdominoplasties, or tummy tucks, carry the greatest statistical risk—about four times the complication rate of other procedures, at four percent.Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
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Enlarge / Physicist Martin Bier in an aerodynamic tuck, a cycling position that reduces wind resistance.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
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His smile never fades, his suit never wrinkles, his eyes always beam down with positivity on hundreds of marketplace visitors every year.Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2024
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And one was a Dianne von Furstenberg jumpsuit that doesn't wrinkle and a Norma Kamali mini dress that also doesn't wrinkle.CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
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One of the most viral sources of inspiration for threading the seams between our home decor and fashion can be found in the 1986 book Art to Wear by Julie Schafler Dale.Lauren Vaccaro, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2024
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The good news is that the seams don’t show on the finished movie, which is as visually dazzling and culturally rich as the first and an apt continuation of Moana’s story.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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If that's not enough to meet your hauling needs, a configurable mid-partition can extend its capabilities to accommodate 8x4 ply sheets or full-size surfboards.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
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The interior is finished in timber and ply, and looks attractive and light-filled.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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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
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“Pucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pucker. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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