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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
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
But as Gobert approaches the golden years of his NBA career, wrinkles are appearing in his game that were never there before, in the best of ways.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
The old, wrinkled one looks up at Helm’s mountain, at the sky above its summit.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
That doesn’t mean that the Patriots’ coaches won’t try to introduce new wrinkles this week, however.
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Avoid ginger that’s wrinkled, light, moldy, mushy, or lacking smell.
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There are vapors wandering everywhere which must be untangled; there are men with organs full of holes, eaten up, with radiating cancers and all along the paths these furrows of black earth where some dog dies.—
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Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.—
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Anthony Scott is the global product and innovation director at Havwoods, a wood flooring company based in Britain.—
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As scrutiny shifts from AI ambition to AI execution, CFOs may find that governance—not innovation—becomes the real test.—
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The lift even handles my 150-pound mattress with ease, not even creasing a pillow.—
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The other perk is that the creamy, light-as-air consistency stays put for up to 10 hours and doesn’t crease or cake.—
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The Nuggets were playing the Miami Heat when Jokic crumpled to the ground holding his knee at the tail end of the first half.—
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The concept applies to gift bags, sturdy boxes, and tissue paper that hasn’t been crumpled beyond a little smoothing.—
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The Visionary Award recognizes an individual who has uniquely and consistently employed the art and science of VFX to foster imagination and ignite future discoveries by way of artistry, invention and groundbreaking work.—
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The printing press, clocks, muskets — all these inventions changed humankind forever.—
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He could be seen scrunching his face in anticipation.—
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Sit in a chair with your feet flat on the ground and use your toes to grab and curl the towel toward you, scrunching it up several times before switching sides.—
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The solana product would allocate a portion to be staked, the process in which rewards are earned for allowing the tokens owned to be used to support the blockchain network.—
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The running game is awesome, but how much of that is a product of Allen's mobility?—
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Many fold up easily, and some soft pens even come with carrying cases.—
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At the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County’s mobile syringe clinic, a single lamp shines a bright circle over folding tables stacked with boxes of soap, toothpaste, electrolytes, syringes, condoms and Narcan — a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses.—
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“Wrinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkle. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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