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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Despite what many baseball fans think, the Dodgers do have holes to fill in their lineup.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025 -
The ozone layer has historically provided a critical defense between the potentially harmful rays of the sun and the people who live on the Earth’s surface, but climate change has served to weaken it, even causing holes within it in certain areas.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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Even worse, scratches, dents, and imperfections can stand out dramatically.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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The roomy, high-cut ABS shell fits a variety of head shapes and shrugs off dents, while adjustable sizing ensures comfort.—
Outside,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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These include weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cavities, and gout, a type of arthritis.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Enamel degradation affects nearly half of the world’s population, contributing to cavities, infections, and even systemic health issues such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an alert in December 2024 warning against using fire pits that burn alcohol or liquid fuels due to the devices violating a voluntary safety standard.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rubbish pits also contained various food waste, including animal bones and oyster shells.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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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This happened because the countries' leaders often stuck to the commitment to back the money with gold, which led to debt defaults and deflationary depressions.—
Ray Dalio,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The impact craters are the depressions or markings left behind after something like an asteroid or comet crashes into the moon's surface, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on haunted hollows and game-day glory.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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But something is definitely afoul; the corpses of pilgrims wound in silk clutter the hollows and even the ones that still live are either sad or flat-out nuts.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Flour the tines of a fork; lightly press it into edge of the dough to create indentations.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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The bullet casing had the same tool markings – unique individual indentations that guns produce on casings once they have been expended – to a gun used in an unsolved murder in Kentucky in 1998.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Concavities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concavities. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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