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crumples

verb

present tense third-person singular of crumple

as in scrunches

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 collapses

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 crumples My now-husband and I were newly a couple and still working out the kinks and crumples in an evolving relationship. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026 The man crumples to the ground while the officer turns to walk away as the other officers stand by. — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025

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Four exercises, including the toe scrunches, to help improve balance.

— Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
The clear formula is lightweight but substantial enough to create a cast that scrunches out softly, leaving hair touchable instead of stiff.

— Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025

Definition of scrunches

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While venues mark minors with stamps and patrons older than 21 with wristbands, industry insiders said enforcement collapses in crowded rooms.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Emmanuel Marre | Belgium | 155 min Cannes Best Screenplay winner A MAN OF HIS TIME stars ANATOMY OF A FALL’s Swann Arlaud as a Vichy civil servant whose faith in government collapses amid collaboration, bureaucracy, and moral surrender.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapses

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From trashing bedrooms and throwing couches, the pair tumbles down stairs and has a chase across the lawn before ending up in the pool.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Front load washers are built with a horizontal drum that tumbles the clothes in each cycle.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of tumbles

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That’s because the set is made from ribbed fabric that disguises wrinkles well and gives the set a more stylish edge.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
There are still some lingering discrepancies, wrinkles that the team thinks other collisions between particles with sizes between protons and iron could help to iron out.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026

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