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as in furrow
a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface
the old woman's face creased into wrinkles as she smiled the curtains cascaded onto the floor in ripples and wrinkles
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as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the latest wrinkle in digital photography
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as in to crumple
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in
sitting down on the bedspread wrinkled it
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Recent Examples of wrinkle
Mary Honkus, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
The masks block light and completely prevent wrinkles and creases.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Isabel Garcia, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
They’re made with a stretchy spandex and polyester material that one shopper said didn’t wrinkle in their suitcase, and can be dressed up or down.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The growth factor peptides plump the skin and specifically target fine lines and wrinkles—a.k.a.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
The masks block light and completely prevent wrinkles and creases.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Even better, it’s made of soft, stretchy material that doesn’t wrinkle.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
They’re made with a stretchy spandex and polyester material that one shopper said didn’t wrinkle in their suitcase, and can be dressed up or down.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrinkle
Noun
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Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.—
Eduardo Medina,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Will be exciting to see if those Tractor Boys can plough a more productive furrow with a young Seagull flying with them.—
Ali Rampling,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Are there new innovations to be found in marketing and building a more active booster community?—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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The risk is that this policy could stifle innovation and creativity, which thrive in diverse environments.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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By the time Jayden Fielding’s chip-shot field goal creased the uprights to give Ohio State an insurmountable 11-point lead, fans were closing out their tabs with one last round of shots.—
Justin Williams,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The classic formula, also a favorite amongst makeup artists, glides onto the eye without tugging or creasing.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
23 Nov. 2024
Verb
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The hopes of the best team most of them could remember in their lifetimes crumpled, in an instant.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The final scene, in Episode 4, which sees the Miller family feign a day of normalcy on the occasion of Eddie’s fiftieth birthday, ends with the weeping father crumpled in his son’s bed, begging his forgiveness.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Facilitating mankind’s victory has been an invention that allows flesh-and-blood soldiers to control mechanized drone bodies with half their minds while the other halves enjoy, say, margaritas on a digital beach.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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The dumb gags in Caveman are nearly as ingenious as the invention of fire: Atouk and Lar figure out the secret to walking upright by cracking each other’s backs—who knew?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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Normally, Lululemon leggings scrunch up at my ankles, but these fit perfectly.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
14 Mar. 2025
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Cho reciprocated with the raw physicality of a man possessed — scrunching up his body, springing up from the piano seat to attack low-register notes.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That growth has been driven by product innovation, fulfillment efficiency, and sheer scale.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Vogue Beauty The biggest beauty stories, trends, and product recommendations.—
María Quiles,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2025
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Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from Apple, including iPhone 17 design leaks, iPhone 16e problems, Apple addresses AI concerns, a folding iPad, Apple TV’s expensive miss, EU’s new iPhone rules, and the pebble smartwatch returns.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Segway is recalling about 220,000 Segway scooters sold nationwide because the product's folding mechanism can fail while in use, posing a fall hazard that has left 20 people with injuries including broken bones, bruises and lacerations, the company said Thursday.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Wrinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkle. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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