corrugated

verb

Definition of corrugatednext
past tense of corrugate
as in creased

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrugated
  1. creased
  2. folded
  3. puckered
  4. pleated
  5. crumpled
  6. wrinkled
  7. rippled
  8. ruffled
Verb
  • The leather had creased across the rounded toes, while the uppers had softened around the shape of her feet.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
  • That combination creased conditions increasingly favorable for widespread severe thunderstorms.
    — Albert Ramon, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Definition of creased
Verb
  • The day could be sliced into identical pieces, the body trained to answer the bell, and the worker folded into a machine that only made sense when every human motion had been made useful to someone else.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Fire shelters weigh around 6 pounds and are folded up inside several protective layers in a firefighter’s pack.
    — Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of folded
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  • Hockey drama Off Campus was renewed for a second season before lovers Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett (Belmont Cameli) even puckered up onscreen.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
  • Other signs include a change in skin texture that may look puckered, scaly or inflamed, and may appear red, purple or darker in other areas of the breast.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Definition of puckered
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  • For her final day of engagements in the area, Middleton wore a cream pleated Jenny Packham skirt, Blazé Milano pin-stripe blazer and belt, as well as Alicia flats in taupe and black courtesy of designer Camilla Elphick.
    — Stefania Saltalamacchia, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
  • The Glamaker Oversized Jean Jacket caught my mom's eye for its drapey pleated back and dropped shoulders, elevating your look ever so slightly without losing structure.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
Definition of pleated
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  • By all accounts, DC Studios’ Supergirl crumpled beneath the red sun of paltry box-office returns, taking in just $38 million domestically over its opening weekend.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Nothing’s more frustrating than opening your suitcase to find your cutest tops looking like they’ve been crumpled into paper balls.
    — Kenedee Fowler, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
Definition of crumpled
Verb
  • My skin looked dry and wrinkled.
    — Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
  • Use ripe, juicy peaches that have a little give and are slightly wrinkled around the stem.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Definition of wrinkled
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  • Thousands of dead Cassin's auklets washed onto beaches across the Pacific Northwest during the same period, another indication that warming ocean conditions had rippled through the ecosystem.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • To root for #TeamBlack is to know that nothing good can come from impulse, and rueful laughter rippled across the lawn as Jace, eager to fight in his mother’s stead, locks Rhaenyra in her chambers to prevent her from risking her life in battle.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Definition of rippled
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  • The flippy ruffled hem alone sets it apart, while a flattering drop waist adds to its airy silhouette.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • For example, style a red and white Madewell ruffled polka-dot top with blue denim shorts and a pair of strappy red sandals for the Fourth, and then rewear it with red satin pants and white kitten heels for a summer date night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
Definition of ruffled
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