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as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space
the dropped hammer left an indenture in the floor
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Recent Examples of indenture
In the mid–seventeenth century, fearful that the growing class of temporary and former servants might displace them, white property owners passed laws that phased out indentures for white people and established a system of chattel slavery (permanent and heritable) for Black people.
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Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 26 June 2023
Instead, Said found a Russian to take over his indenture, Nicholas Vassilievich Trubetzkoy, a 22-year-old godson of Czar Nicholas, who taught him Russian.
—Martha Anne Toll, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
Webster imagines her ancestor’s work as a milkmaid, the trial and her ultimate indenture on a plantation in Maryland where Molly met Bana’ka, the enslaved man who became the father of her children.
—Maud Newton, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
Kaz has promised to buy her indenture and set her free.
—Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023
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Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 26 June 2023
Instead, Said found a Russian to take over his indenture, Nicholas Vassilievich Trubetzkoy, a 22-year-old godson of Czar Nicholas, who taught him Russian.
—Martha Anne Toll, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
Webster imagines her ancestor’s work as a milkmaid, the trial and her ultimate indenture on a plantation in Maryland where Molly met Bana’ka, the enslaved man who became the father of her children.
—Maud Newton, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
Kaz has promised to buy her indenture and set her free.
—Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indenture
Noun
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The pieces vary in size and shape; a few have small holes cut in them.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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Some holes can’t be filled, and no writer, no matter how skilled, can return their subject to anything truly resembling life.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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The downgrades come amid concerns about mounting competition in the GPU space with Nvidia’s cutting-edge chips as well as other new entrants in the AI market expected to pose a challenge to AMD’s growth.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Southeast Asia also has a significant presence in strategic sectors like chips and green energy.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Little ones can frolic in the Snow Bounce room or in a pit of fake snowballs in the Northern Lights section, where representations of the aurora borealis drift above.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Tens of thousands exposed in Iraq, Afghanistan Disposing of trash in open-air burn pits was a common practice, especially at U.S. bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, which together burned trash in more than 270 pits in 2010, according to an estimate by the U.S. Defense Department's Central Command.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Use that old toothbrush for scrubbing tight corners, grout, and other indents or details.—
Bridget Reed Morawski,
Architectural Digest,
14 Jan. 2025
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The presence of an indent represented a 1, while the absence of an indent represented a 0.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2024
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But as a teenager, Richard’s brow is creased into a deep furrow.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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The 27-year-old has ploughed a long furrow in the lower leagues, dropping down a division to join third tier Ipswich Town in 2021.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
7 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Cider’s has a bit of stretch and a subtle side slit.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2025
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The beaded gown draped down the front and back of Ora's body, and included high slits on either side, going up to her shoulders, leaving much of her body exposed.—
Lori A Bashian Fox News,
Fox News,
28 Dec. 2024
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Educational Campaigns: Promoting oral hygiene and nutrition among families can effectively address cavity prevention.—
Maria Sokolina,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Ependymal cells line the spinal cord and the brain’s ventricles, the cavities that produce and store CSF, and are essential for maintaining a stable environment in these structures, ensuring that neurons and other cells function optimally.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
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View 1 Images Cuneiform, the world's oldest form of writing, involved making indentations in clay tablets.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2024
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Cover and let rise until noticeably puffy and when the dough is pressed with a lightly floured finger, a small indentation remains, about 45 minutes.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
The Mercury News,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Indenture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indenture. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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