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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 wrinkled
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
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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
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The mangled remains of a grain bin sat crumpled by a road.Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Bedsheets lie crumpled on cots.Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
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The sharing of photos has become an extension of the dazed first hours after Assad’s ouster a week ago, when everyday Syrians wandered the presidential palace and its disheveled signs of a rapid departure.Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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At the New York City premiere of his new film, A Complete Unknown, Chalamet, 28, showed up on Friday, December 13 with straightened blonde hair and a disheveled outfit — a stark contrast from his regular appearance.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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After creating a well in the center of the mixture, gradually pour in the buttermilk and stir to make a shaggy dough.Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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While the film is set in an alternate version of the '90s, Pratt's smuggler character Keats' shaggy blond locks and facial hair harken back to an even earlier decade.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Their separation and subsequent divorce proceedings became messy over how to split their assets.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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After messy elections in February, Pakistan elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, younger brother of three-time leader Nawaz Sharif.Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Reports Rakhimov, whose seat was in the back of the aircraft, continued describing the chaotic event, saying his body was hit.Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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His new bride, the title character known as Ani (Mikey Madison), and his handlers spend much of the rest of the movie in pursuit, a chaotic chase that culminates at the Manhattan strip club where Ani dances.Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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The 5 Most Effective Ways To Deal With A Toxic Coworker By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter 0 Ever felt confused about what's expected of you at work or struggled to get a straight answer from your manager?Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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They were confused because they weren't associated with a star and had somehow managed to stay in binary pairs.Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Wrinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkled. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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