as in hollow
curved inward
a concave lens
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as in cavity
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Recent Examples of concave
David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Weber and Weber identify another common Central Texas native, the winter grape, also known as Heller's grape or Spanish grape, which looks almost exactly like the mustang, but without the concave leaves or wooly underbellies.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 May 2024
Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
White diamonds are placed on a concave surface with a gold ball in the center representing the pupil of the eye that rotates on an axis to reveal a round, brilliant center diamond encircled by white diamond baguettes.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Adjective
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Samsung’s take on the smart ring is excellent, with a slick, concave styling that looks and feels great.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Weber and Weber identify another common Central Texas native, the winter grape, also known as Heller's grape or Spanish grape, which looks almost exactly like the mustang, but without the concave leaves or wooly underbellies.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 May 2024
Noun
This installation exposes the rough, concave interior of the sculpture, where Harwood’s hand was evident.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
White diamonds are placed on a concave surface with a gold ball in the center representing the pupil of the eye that rotates on an axis to reveal a round, brilliant center diamond encircled by white diamond baguettes.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concave
Adjective
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Made up of a series of hollow, interlocking keratin segments, the rattle is unique to the Crotalus genus; plenty of snakes shake their tails in warning, but only rattlesnakes rattle while doing so.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Aug. 2025
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And despite Duffy’s assurance that Artemis is a critical mission, the message runs hollow if word from the Oval Office doesn’t match.—
Matthew Beddingfield,
Scientific American,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These fibroids can be located on the surface of the uterus, in the wall of the uterus, or the uterine cavity.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
30 July 2025
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Some methods, such as adding loose fill perlite inside the cavities in a CMU block wall, are inexpensive.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Deputies responded to reports of a sunken vehicle near Krome Avenue and U.S. Highway 27 around 9 p.m. on Wednesday and found the 27-year-old’s 2007 Chevy Tahoe underwater, the Broward Sheriff’s Office told the Miami Herald.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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Since being relocated to its current spot the Morris-Flanagan-Kincaid House has deteriorated structurally, with sunken floors, joint collapse and unstable walls, according to the city.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
23 July 2025
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One day after last year’s race, work began on a brand new pit building, which has been completed for our visit this year, as well as a new grandstand overlooking the main straight (below).—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Soaring 18-foot vaulted ceilings and curving walls of floor-to-ceiling glazing will frame endless views over the water, while the outdoor spaces are outfitted with dual sunrise and sunset pools, summer kitchens, fire pits, cold plunges, and ample lounge areas for seamless indoor-outdoor living.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Now Ortberg’s plan to gradually raise the severely depressed production of its cash cow Max is showing green shoots, but to ensure dominance in the next decade, Boeing’s top chance at besting Airbus is designing and successfully commercializing a totally new and disruptive 737 successor.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
2 Aug. 2025
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Researchers think this effect could buffer against or repair some of the weaker ties between neurons in a depressed brain.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Antonio Stradivari, for instance, carefully tinkered with the geometry of his violins—the relative concavity of the back and the front, the thickness of the wood—to produce his legendary results.—
Chris Almeida,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2024
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Fluted white marble columns sit on black granite pedestals, carrying the eye upward to where lines slide over, folds narrow, and concavities become convex.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
3 Aug. 2023
Noun
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Tamura suffered from depression, insomnia, migraines and lingering symptoms from a concussion from a sports injury, his mother said.—
Amanda Jackson,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Forecasters upped its chances of developing into a tropical depression to a 40% shot in the next seven days and a 10% shot in the next two days, as of Tuesday morning.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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South Dakota’s Mike Rounds presided over the Senate’s first pro forma session of August, a longstanding practice designed to block presidential recess appointments.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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With Congress on recess this August, our Representative should be holding a real, in-person town hall.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Concave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concave. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
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