concaves

Definition of concavesnext
plural of concave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for concaves
Noun
  • The bubble-like structures and carved cavities in the glowing hydrogen are classic signatures of stellar feedback, the process by which newborn stars reshape the cloud that made them.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • No eczema, no cavities in her teeth, nothing.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Swipe it onto the hollows of the cheeks, across the forehead, and across the bridge of the nose for that just-got-back-from-vacation glow.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The ideal of wuwei (无为, effortless action) is commonly illustrated by the famous story of Cook Ding, who learned to follow the hollows and openings of an animal’s body and effortlessly wielded his knife to carve an ox.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Woodward training facility at Copper Mountain, Colorado, allows skiers and snowboarders to practice their spin and flip tricks into foam pits and onto airbags before taking them to snow.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The 6001 America Center building features an outdoor seating area, fire pits, collaboration spaces, and courts for basketball, pickleball, and other sports.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The strongest winds occur during the wintertime and are due to depressions in the Atlantic.
    Josh Lew, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Lazar says strong winds blew this new snow into gullies and depressions, depositing it onto older layers of snow.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • During impact tests, samples with larger grains continuously showed shallower indentations.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
  • At one grave site found just a few miles from Damascus, more than 20 indentations of sunken sand mark individual mass graves where Moustafa, the activist, says about 20,000 bodies are believed to be buried.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Uneven tire wear, low tire pressure, sidewall bulges or blisters and dents in wheel rims.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • One of these conditions involves any severe corrosion, dents, or cracks in the pipes.
    Molly McCrea, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • American companies arrived to drill the wells and build the fields.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In the season finale, Tommy springs into action and acquires the leases to several of his son Cooper’s (Jacob Lofland) wells that struck oil.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Plus, the patterns originate in different valleys and regions, getting passed down and adapted over time.
    Blair Braverman, Outside, 26 Jan. 2026
  • While the latest census from 2021 estimates nearly double that number now soar through the valleys, these tropical birds are still critically endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
    Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Concaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concaves. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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