Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruck
Verb
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Synthetic fabrics and wrinkle-resistant natural fibers don’t wrinkle and crease in the same way as cotton, linen, and other wrinkle-prone fabrics.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 July 2025 -
The nylon upper was created to reduce creasing that tends to occur from prolonged walking, helping the shoe look newer for longer.—
Nina Derwin,
Glamour,
16 July 2025
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The collapse of Higher Ground Education may seem like a simple business story, but when businesses falter and fold in the education space, there are always students, parents, teachers, and families that are collatoral damage.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Austin has welcomed an exciting array of restaurants into the dining fold over the last year or so.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The air inside the house is puckered with the images of dead birds on TV; kookaburras, magpies, cockatoos, eastern rosellas, and lorikeets, their wings charred and their small bodies limp, washing up on the coastlines of this continent down under on the righthand side of the map.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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There was a small snag on one corner of the blanket, but there were no tears or puckering otherwise.—
Brandi Fuller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
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“Ruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruck. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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