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Recent Examples of dimple
Noun
The dimple sides can be chosen depending on the user's dominant hand—lefties like me order theirs with the dimples on the left, and righties get them on the right. Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 May 2025 With ingredients that help fade stretch marks, firm loose skin, and smooth out dimples, the goPure Firming Butt & Thigh Cream is a viral body cream that can add some intention into your skincare routine and transform your complexion with dedicated use—and customers are completely obsessed with it. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 2 May 2025
Verb
The shoulder dimples that Adidas added are gone, and after conversations with the NHL (a Fanatics investor), Fanatics added a hologram finish to the league crest on the front collar. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 June 2024 Observe the bare dirt spots dimpled across the lawn. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for dimple
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimple
Noun
  • Some scenes, like a fight that takes place in an antiproton river in the pocket universe, feel almost more like a cartoon than live-action, and not in a good way.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • On the plus side, peep the hidden waistband pocket that's big enough for a card or a key and won't impede movement.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Overall revenue likely came in light due to some combination of the choppy local media environment and multiple small-market teams among the last ones standing in the playoffs, which dented postseason gate receipts.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025
  • Singapore, a major Asian financial hub, has taken a hit to its reputation after several high-profile recent cases dented trust in the emerging crypto sector.
    AFP, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Plowshare: an agricultural implement for turning soil, for gouging a cleft in the earth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • The group of four were scaling the Early Winters Spires, jagged peaks split by a cleft that is popular with climbers in the North Cascade Range, about 160 miles northeast of Seattle.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Jheri curl references abound on TikTok and Reddit, often exchanged by users born upwards of 10, 20, or even 30 years after the hairstyle’s reign.
    Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 11 July 2025
  • The Dyson Airwrap Origin, a more streamlined version of the viral favorite Dyson Complete, uses the same Coanda airflow (without extreme heat) to curl, smooth, and volumize with just a few attachments.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Some design choices, however, amplify the impression of tight quarters.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
  • Any foot impressions left in the shoes could be used to model the feet of the original wearers.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Cricket wouldn't stop barking until the owners knew where the snake was hiding, coiled up along the fence.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • Commerce City police helped return a surly rattlesnake to the wild this month after a resident found the venomous reptile coiled in their home’s driveway.
    Max Levy, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Inspect the trunk to make sure there aren’t any major gouges to the bark.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • The racing line next to the Turn 2 exit was left with a noticeable gouge.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Feeling increasingly isolated, Wu began to spiral into a deep depression and show signs of obsessive behavior, the filing said.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
  • In it, Jong-Fast brings readers into a transformative year grappling with her husband’s rare cancer diagnosis and mother’s spiraling dementia.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 July 2025

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“Dimple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimple. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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