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Recent Examples of crease
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
There’s nothing worse than getting to your destination and finding out your travel outfits have creases.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 14 June 2025
Ahmer Khan, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
This was a night for sharp shoulders, cinched waists, and creased trousers.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 6 May 2025
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Noun
On multiple occasions during the first two periods of the Eastern Conference final series opener, Bobrovsky received the brunt of collisions in his crease from the Carolina Hurricanes in Florida’s eventual 5-2 win at Raleigh’s Lenovo Center.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
There’s nothing worse than getting to your destination and finding out your travel outfits have creases.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 14 June 2025
Verb
With a gentle smile creasing his face, Mr. Unnikrishnan reflects on the village’s transformation.
—Ahmer Khan, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
This was a night for sharp shoulders, cinched waists, and creased trousers.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crease
Noun
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Marseille continued to plough its own furrow over the next few centuries, only very reluctantly agreeing to become the capital of Bouches-du-Rhône in 1790 when France was divided into its current regional system of departments.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
20 June 2025
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Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Clothes removed from these bags are almost always wrinkled.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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These travel pants are made from lightweight, breathable fabric that drapes oh-so-perfectly along the legs and doesn’t wrinkle easily, even after a long flight.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2025
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“Crease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crease. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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