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Recent Examples of indent
Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Don’t be surprised by the small indent along the side of the tube — it was designed specially to ensure a comfortable grip when applying.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
PCMAG, 22 Sep. 2024
For example, spoon nails are indented and curved towards the center, while pincer nails curl away from the center and deeper into the folds of your nail.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 19 July 2024
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Noun
Celebrity nail artist Queenie Nguyen gives these bright copper nails indents and grooves for a unique way to dress them up.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Don’t be surprised by the small indent along the side of the tube — it was designed specially to ensure a comfortable grip when applying.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
It is indented slightly and is similar to the designs of older Kindle models.
—PCMAG, 22 Sep. 2024
For example, spoon nails are indented and curved towards the center, while pincer nails curl away from the center and deeper into the folds of your nail.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indent
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Taking new measurements, the researchers saw that as fluid gushed between cells, creating indentations in their cell membranes, bubbles mostly bulged into weaker cells.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
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To even out the surface again, place a damp cloth over the indentation and apply a steady dose of steam.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech stocks lifted the overall market yesterday, helping the S&P 500 notch its second day in a row of gains.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Oklahoma City made their way to the NBA Finals after posting a 68-14 regular-season record, and defeated the Indiana Pacers in seven games to notch the franchise’s first-ever Larry O’Brien Trophy.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Now prices for both DRAM and HBM chips have hit record highs, nearly doubling in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, according to technology research firm Counterpoint Research.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The warnings come as technology companies looking to cash in on the AI boom through aggressive investments in AI infrastructure are straining memory chip inventories, leaving manufacturers in other memory-intensive sectors, like smartphone and PC producers, scrambling to secure chip supplies.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Authorities carved paths through the deep snow to eventually continue the search, and California Highway Patrol officers found the ninth victim.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Unlike some cartel leaders who inherited leadership positions from family dynasties, his parents were farm workers who carved out a living in Aguililla, a city of fewer than 20,000 people in Michoacán, known as the world's avocado capital.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Despite his impassive eyes, balding pate, and slit of a smile, Robert Duvall could be volcanic and melancholic, mysterious and straightforward, vengeful and merciful.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Only a little slit of neck flesh was exposed.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Billy is a tough taskmaster, sending Max down a hole in the ground to chisel out the precious metal, a tall task for a minor.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Aside from Bleachers, Antonoff has chiseled out a glorious career with Fun and as a producer.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the Celtics shot just 28% from the field in the quarter — with Vucevic, especially, continuing to scuffle — and the Nuggets eventually found a groove offensively.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Use a toothbrush to get into grooves and corners.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Tobolowsky came late to sculpture, at least as a profession.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Semi-wild pigs snuffle beneath the huge granite boulders, solid and immutable as Henry Moore sculptures, that define this otherworldly landscape.—
Catherine Fairweather,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2025
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“Indent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indent. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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