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wrinkles

  • present tense form
    of wrinkle (3rd person singular).
    wrinkle
    noun
    a small furrow or crease in the skin, especially of the face, as from aging or frowning.

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There are tax wrinkles to consider for savers and investors who are trying to play the higher interest-rate environment.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Their faces are vivid, and haunting, whether bearing signs of greying hair and wrinkles, or the long eyelashes and chubby cheeks of a child.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

These include PFAS—or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances—to repel water and stains, formaldehyde-releasing resins to resist wrinkles, biocides to control odor, silicone softeners and dyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

But this was a preseason game, a time to work out the many wrinkles, and the Chargers have more than three weeks before they open the regular season at home against Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

I see it in the corners of her eyes, in the wrinkles on her cheeks.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy