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as in crowded
having little space between items or parts
the dense soil in the garden
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as in thick
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
she accused him of being dense when he didn't seem to understand her at first
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Recent Examples of dense
The method places dense computational points in critical areas, avoiding the gaps and accuracy losses common in traditional simulations.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The darkest red and black features highlight the densest, most gas-rich star-forming regions.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
Cortical thickness in bones refers to the measurement of the outer, dense layer of bone tissue, which is an indicator of bone strength and density.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Its inner space is dense with filaments of tubulin and actin, another protein that plays a similar skeletal role.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The darkest red and black features highlight the densest, most gas-rich star-forming regions.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
Cortical thickness in bones refers to the measurement of the outer, dense layer of bone tissue, which is an indicator of bone strength and density.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Its inner space is dense with filaments of tubulin and actin, another protein that plays a similar skeletal role.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dense
Adjective
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At first glance, Nam-Joon Cho’s lab at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University looks like your typical research facility—scientists toiling away, crowded workbenches, a hum of machinery in the background.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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The company has been around for over four decades, and other big-name tech companies, such as IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon, have made the cloud services market more crowded than ever.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The polished sateen set boasts a thick border in six color combinations to wake up a bedroom.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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To serve, top with thick, creamy Greek yogurt and vibrant fruits of choice, like raspberries, mangoes and blueberries.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Between flights, unpredictable weather, and a packed itinerary, vacations can come with a lot of variables.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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The outcome always felt in the balance, and Townsend was playing with unmatched attention on her, in a packed Louis Armstrong Stadium, on Labor Day weekend.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Biden, who ended his bid for a second White House term 107 days before last year's election, has been relatively slow to move on presidential library planning compared with most of his recent predecessors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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With Parkinson’s, doctors implant electrodes in the brain that produce electrical impulses to disrupt the abnormal signals that cause tremors, stiffness and slow movement.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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American Airlines passengers who have tight connections to make could benefit from a new tool that was just introduced in Phoenix.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rising prices, high rates, and economic uncertainty are combining to keep many aspiring homeowners on the sidelines, while those looking for homes contend with intense competition and tight supply.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The reigning Super Bowl champs better hope that’s the dumbest thing that one of their players does this season.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes, actors play a slightly dumber iteration of themselves; think James Van Der Beek in Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23 and Liam Neeson in Life’s Too Short (a performance that got Neeson cast in this year’s The Naked Gun).—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The popular handheld vacuum has racked up more than 28,000 perfect ratings and earns praise for its compact size and impressive suction.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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These advancements are particularly critical for edge AI, where compact, low-power systems must deliver high performance without the luxury of massive cloud data centers.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The recent rash of CEOs Gone Wild is arguably even stupider than commonplace fraud, and a troubling sign that there continues to be a slippery slope of accountability for C-Suite leadership.—
Ian Chaffee,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The accounts team logs in right on time, and the stupid dance of platitudes that precedes every meeting at every company around the world begins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Dense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dense. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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