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as in dent
a sunken area forming a separate space
the previous occupant's furniture had left some fairly noticeable indentations in the carpet
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Recent Examples of indentation
Blades lop off body parts, while blunt force trauma breaks bones and bashes indentations in soft flesh.
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Some people have reported a phenomenon called smartphone pinky—or a peculiar indentation or bend that may be caused by the weight of your smartphone.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
The second issue was simply a tiny indentation on the screen, which was possibly caused by some damage during the installation of the new screen.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
If the indentation remains, bake for a few minutes more.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Some people have reported a phenomenon called smartphone pinky—or a peculiar indentation or bend that may be caused by the weight of your smartphone.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
The second issue was simply a tiny indentation on the screen, which was possibly caused by some damage during the installation of the new screen.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
If the indentation remains, bake for a few minutes more.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indentation
Noun
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As conversations continue around Gaza's reconstruction amid the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire, doctors and humanitarian workers are urging that efforts be focused on addressing the malnutrition crisis, noting that simply flooding the zone with aid won't make a meaningful dent.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ready or not, the holiday shopping season is here and now is the time to start making a dent in your shopping list.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
22 Oct. 2025
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Developer Patrick Madden indents to bring a Wawa convenience store to the site as well as 240 apartments spread across multiple three-story buildings.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
13 July 2025
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Unlike the grooves of a normal road wheel, its surface is almost completely smooth except for small indents, patterned differently between front and back wheel, which are designed to just slightly roughen the air, encouraging the right level of turbulent flow.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The lore behind one of Louisville's favorite hole in the wall restaurants begins with a gift.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Although the brain itself has no pain receptors, Bacon was given local anesthetic to numb her scalp and skull, as doctors made holes half the size of a small coin in her skull and implanted the stimulating electrodes inside.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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In terms of competition, though, Huawei is the alpha dog in Chinese AI chips, shipping between 300,000 and 400,000 of its Ascend AI chips last year, compared to just north of 10,000 units from Cambricon.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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The quarterback might touch the $1,000 poker chip or tap his chin or touch his black chips to indicate who at the table had the best hand.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Xylitol, a sweetener often used as a sugar substitute in these pops, reduces the growth of cavity-causing bacteria.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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The reactor cavity was full of water.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The one-shoulder number was form-fitting with a knee-high slit up the left side.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The dress that put him on the fashion map was the white silk evening gown with a diagonal cutaway across the torso and a slit up to the hip bone, from Vaccarello’s eponymous label, that his dear friend the model Anja Rubik wore to the Met Gala in 2012.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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Ebern Designs Propane Fire Pit Extend patio season through fall and winter with this stylish fire pit.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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The atmosphere is more family-friendly and festival-like, with food and beer, live music and fire pits.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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There is little doubt the 49ers, who balanced their run game with more gap scheme style runs as opposed to their heavy reliance on outside zone, got in their best groove of the season.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The beauty of rock ‘n’ roll is repetition, the beauty of repetition and the groan and the groove and the communication of the words.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Indentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indentation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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