crumpled

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As the lava cooled and contracted, it folded and crumpled, producing uneven features known as 'wrinkle ridges'.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

All they found was a crumpled bag of chips.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Colbert took a paper copy with the CBS statement, crumpled it, and put it in a plastic bag typically used to collect dog feces.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Greyparrot’s analyzers were shown recyclables thousands of times, in conditions ranging from crumpled to perfectly intact, until the computers could recognize materials, said Mikela Druckman, the U.K. firm’s chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Soggy wads of toilet paper and crumpled hand towels are drifting across the floor like lumpy jellyfish.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein