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as in to scrunch
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 to collapse
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 crumple
The rig wound up falling, and one of the stage lights hit Mayfield, who crumpled onstage.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
By now, the episode is a montage: Trump crumples to the floor and is dragged away by Secret Service officers, who have arrived too late to stop the shooting but soon enough to cover the former President’s body.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The tree mostly missed the house, but still crumpled part of a metal porch and damaged the roof.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2024
Its origin story began about 40 million to 50 million years ago when landmasses on two slabs of Earth’s crust — the India and Eurasian plates — collided in slow motion and crumpled the terrain, raising rocky peaks that over millions of years became the Himalayan mountain range.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
By now, the episode is a montage: Trump crumples to the floor and is dragged away by Secret Service officers, who have arrived too late to stop the shooting but soon enough to cover the former President’s body.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The tree mostly missed the house, but still crumpled part of a metal porch and damaged the roof.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2024
Its origin story began about 40 million to 50 million years ago when landmasses on two slabs of Earth’s crust — the India and Eurasian plates — collided in slow motion and crumpled the terrain, raising rocky peaks that over millions of years became the Himalayan mountain range.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
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Another recent work, Goblin Girl (2021), shows a green-skinned creature, her face scrunched up in an indescribable expression—a silly grin, perhaps, or maybe something more menacing.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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With clean hands, scrunch and crush collard greens thoroughly until leaves turn dark green and are slightly wilted, 2 to 3 minutes.Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2024
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The long-fragile governing coalition led by the Social Democrats finally collapsed, meaning the country will have new elections in early 2025.Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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But the deal collapsed in January and ZEE has subsequently restructured and sought to improve its performance.Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Mistake: Leaving Clothes Vulnerable Don’t take the decision of whether to fold or hang clothes lightly.Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
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Here’s what that means Solana Beach council receives update on Highway 101 pedestrian crossing project Joe Gomez closes ‘tough’ chapter in returning to England fold after 3 1/2-year absence Russia’s Belgorod region is under attack again from Ukraine.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
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Elsewhere, Schroders shares tumbled 13.7% after the asset manager posted its latest trading update.Karen Gilchrist,Sophie Kiderlin,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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That predictor failed only once, in 1956, according to Stovall, pointing to the year when incumbent President Dwight Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stevenson, despite the S&P 500 tumbling 7.7% in the period ahead of the election.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Brown is running as a blue-collar populist, sporting a gravelly voice and often wrinkled suit that emphasize his everyman bona fides.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Assuming that wrinkles help with trunk flexibility, this would be consistent with other differences between the species—namely, that African elephants have two finger-like appendages at the ends of their trunks that allow for small pinching maneuvers, while Asian elephants have just one.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Crumple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumple. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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