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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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
Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 26 June 2024
The yellow creature on the front of the Sour Flower pack winks with one eye and puckers its mouth, most likely in response to the bag’s tart contents.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 7 May 2024
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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
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Bolder still is the sea of orange, particularly on the home jersey, which inundates the eye with enough citrusy flair to make one’s lips pucker just a bit.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 26 June 2024
The yellow creature on the front of the Sour Flower pack winks with one eye and puckers its mouth, most likely in response to the bag’s tart contents.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 7 May 2024
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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
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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
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The great American film-noir freak show runs on a loop.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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This has thrown the political world for a loop because neither party – go back here – neither party has been treating Iowa as a battleground at the presidential level.NBC News, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Students will learn how to fold Victorian puzzle books, fill them with California native leaves and flowers and immerse the piece in natural dye.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Alternatively, fold a larger towel into multiple layers.Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 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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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
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Post-wash, the texture is a little more relaxed and slightly wrinkled, though not terribly so.Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Deadline Set over seven hallucinatory days, Harvest tells the story of a rural village community with no name, in an undefined time and place, that begins to break at the seams after the arrival of four strangers.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Because no fill exists at the seams, and down fill peaks at the center of the squares, heat distribution is uneven.Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 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 interior is accessed by a glass sliding door and has oak flooring and birch ply walls, with a floorspace of only 12.5 sq m (almost 135 sq ft), all of which is arranged on one floor.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 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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In ammonoids a more complex septum might improve the animal’s survival odds by strengthening the shell (just as corrugations strengthen cardboard).Lori Oliwenstein, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Pucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pucker. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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