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wrinkled

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verb

past tense of wrinkle
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as in furrowed
to develop creases or folds if you don't fold clothes promptly after drying, they'll wrinkle

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Recent Examples of wrinkled
Verb
Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024 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 Emma noticed the fish was more aesthetically pleasing—iridescent skin, which was just slightly wrinkled and completely intact in the can. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024 Bake at 145 degrees Fahrenheit (63 degrees Celcius) for eight hours or more until they are wrinkled and chewy, as desired. Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrinkled
Verb
  • 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.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 31 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
Adjective
  • With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Gibbs stood out as a disheveled white man of dubious habits living in a mostly Black housing project in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Continue on with Banana Republic’s shaggy knit cardigan, a pair of knee-high boots from Jeffrey Campbell, and finally, H&M’s leopard-print ’90s bag.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
  • And there's an endearingly shaggy side to this film, all the more shocking given its then-record cost.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The couple split in 2023 with the dispute expanding over the following year into a messy and public ordeal.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Biology is complex and messy, and often defies easy categorization.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.
    Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Adjective
  • The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face.
    Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all.
    Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
Adjective
  • The series shows what life is really like for the Baldwins — chaotic, funny, exhausting and filled with love.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The playful jab sets a humorous tone for what’s sure to be a chaotic day of competition and drama.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Those friends are now left angry, confused and with a stinging loss.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Many customers are confused about high-yield savings Confusion abounds.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Wrinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkled. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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