concaves

Definition of concavesnext
plural of concave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for concaves
Noun
  • Encouraging your kid to brush their teeth twice a day, with a dab of fluoride toothpaste, will guard against cavities.
    Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
  • One captures a white concrete community mausoleum, its crypts often empty, like absent teeth cavities, its coffins stolen presumably for anything valuable inside.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Among the ridges and hollows, the rover found small mineral nodules — bumpy, pea-sized formations that are typically signs of ancient groundwater activity.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Rover drivers must guide it across ridge tops and then down into sandy hollows.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Wayfair also carries plenty of woodburning fire pits made out of steel, many with intricate designs.
    Daniel Modlin, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.
    Alex Heard, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The architects strategically chose to position the accommodation guest suites directly over existing sand depressions, in an attempt to halt their spread and encourage soil recovery.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In Aidarov’s spiral, bodily imprints from hundreds of thousands of migrant workers layer upon one another, the faint depressions of exhausted sleep compressed into a monument that cannot move.
    Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The three prisoners were dragged to the wall and made to kneel, their backs to the crowd, their heads fitted into the indentations.
    Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Will the metal frame collect more dents and dings in education scenarios than plastic would?
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This can include scratches, dents, chipped paint and even mismatched units if your warranty coverage leads to a replacement that doesn’t match your other appliances.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But Iran is less vulnerable to attacks on desalination, because its water supply relies instead on dams and wells.
    Michael Christopher Low, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This week’s events prove that prices at US gas pumps are controlled not only by domestic wells in Texas, New Mexico and across the United States – but by traders looking at supply and demand around the planet and placing bets on what’s going to happen next.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The vistas offer sweeping views of the forest, valleys, and bluffs below.
    Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In spring, the lower valleys of the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) burst into color with wild cherry and fruit tree blossoms, especially around the Tirthan Valley and Sainj Valley regions.
    Alexandra Gillespie, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Concaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concaves. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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