as in to crease
to pull the sides of (something, such as skin or cloth) together so that folds or wrinkles are formed
puckered the fabric before adding stitches
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Recent Examples of pucker
Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
This process makes the lunar surface prone to puckering—just as a smooth grape dries into a wrinkly raisin.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Otherwise, the oblong fruit are astringent enough to make your mouth pucker.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024
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Verb
In another photo taken closer up of the pair, Summer could be seen smiling once again as the singer puckered her lips in a kiss.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
This process makes the lunar surface prone to puckering—just as a smooth grape dries into a wrinkly raisin.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Noun
Another TikTok meme involves people ordering Dr Pepper with pickles at drive-thrus for an extra pucker.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Otherwise, the oblong fruit are astringent enough to make your mouth pucker.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pucker
Verb
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This oil-free, medium-coverage foundation glides effortlessly over fine lines, wrinkles and uneven texture, offering a seamless, natural look that doesn’t settle or crease—even after hours of wear.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
26 Nov. 2024
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Thankfully, the best blushes for mature skin offer blendable, buildable formulas that won't sink into or crease along wrinkles.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The one-mile loop is located in the East District and features educational signs informing visitors about the area’s history and its flora, an old homestead foundation, and a saguaro grove.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Glenn landed six more triple jumps, including three in combination, before her only real mistake — a fall on her triple loop late in the program.—
Dave Skretta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Beneath the tailored coat was a silk wool pencil skirt and an ivory silk crepe blouse folded into a sharp neckline, all hand-sewn by Lippes’ team in New York.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Notre Dame won’t fold, but Ohio State will make a game-changing play in the fourth quarter and complete Ryan Day’s redemption arc.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Image For Wynne, the buttons are not only entirely superfluous to the communication humans and dogs already have but also potentially a distraction from their natural barks and howls, their tail wags and tucks.—
Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Nice finished band in front, excellent for a dress top with a French tuck if needed.—
Taylor Lane,
StyleCaster,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Best of all, reviewers say these joggers pack well and don’t wrinkle.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2025
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Gurneys are parked in the hallways, and the scrubs get wrinkled and dirty.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But the seams of Brooks’ writing show often, becoming impossible to ignore.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Mining Her Country’s Nightmares: In her fiction, Han Kang has probed at the seams of South Korea’s historic wounds.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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These plies were sealed together under heat and pressure and cured using high-frequency electronic radio waves.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
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The 24-year-old plies his trade for Fenerbahce in the Super Lig.—
The Athletic Staff,
The Athletic,
14 July 2024
Noun
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The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.—
CMG Containers,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2024
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Electrons in today’s graphene can move up to a micrometer before getting scattered by imperfections, such as corrugations in the surface of the material or grain boundaries between adjacent crystal patches.—
Chun-Yung Sung,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2012
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“Pucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pucker. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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