as in holes
a sunken area forming a separate space
water collected in a shallow concavity on the floor of the cave
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concavities
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Officers saw multiple bullet holes on the metal fence dividing the properties and shell casings in his backyard, the affidavit said.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Add a pass rusher with the first pick, a receiver in Round 2 and then spend heavily on patching holes in free agency.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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One of these conditions involves any severe corrosion, dents, or cracks in the pipes.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Cans can be dropped during shipping, bumped together while being stacked on store shelves, or stacked too heavily, creating small dents over time.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Although sugar-free gum may help reduce cavities, Fox News Digital has previously reported that dentists warn acids, sweeteners and excessive chewing may harm teeth or trigger other side effects.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Torrez testified that investigators placed rods in the cavities left by the bullets to demonstrate the direction of the gunshots.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Burn pits were a common method to dispose of waste up until around 2010, according to the VA.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
12 Jan. 2026
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When this happens, water from the aquifer fills the large mining pits, lowering the water table for others in the area.—
Kayla Branch,
The Frontier,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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However, a second cluster features narrower walls made of smaller stones, apparently built to block natural depressions in the terrain, as reported by Archaeology Mag.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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During impact tests, samples with larger grains continuously showed shallower indentations.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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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
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“Concavities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concavities. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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