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
Noun
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Despite the par-5s making up just 12 of the 54 holes Åberg has played this week, more than 50 percent of his strokes gained against the field have come there.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Ludvig Aberg was the model of control at The Players Championship, in the lead for 36 consecutive holes and marching to what looked to be a methodical win on the TPC Sawgrass.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Will the metal frame collect more dents and dings in education scenarios than plastic would?—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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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
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Small owls like screech owls often sleep in tree cavities or nest boxes, while barn owls live up to their name by seeking out barns and empty buildings.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Try using a straw to make a mocktail more lavish and minimize direct contact between ingredients, such as natural sugar or sparkling water, and your teeth, which can help reduce the risk of enamel erosion and cavities.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bulldozers dug pits in a Kabul cemetery before Wednesday's mass funeral, which Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said was for more than 50 people whose remains couldn't be identified.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Mass funeral in Kabul Bulldozers dug pits in a Kabul cemetery before Wednesday’s mass funeral, which Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said was for more than 50 people whose remains couldn’t be identified.—
Abdul Qahar Afghan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This creates an intricate network of microscopic cracks that, in addition to visible furrows, help retain the water elephants douse themselves in to stay cool.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
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The balks and furrows, left undisturbed, had other uses too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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Rover drivers must guide it across ridge tops and then down into sandy hollows.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even the faintest scratches and indentations become legible.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
9 Mar. 2026
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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
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“Concavities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concavities. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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