as in concave
curved inward
the dented car fender bore silent testament to an accident that no one in the family was owning up to
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as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
hopefully this vacation won't dent our bank account too much
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dented
Adjective
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The shape of the droplets primarily demonstrate whispering-gallery mode light emission, where the light travels around a concave surface, bouncing along the inside surface.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025 -
Alpine slides are similar but have a continuous, concave surface instead of a track.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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At Dock’s Oyster House in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Pommes Soufflé is an elevated version of a french fry, that is crispy on the outside and completely hollow on the inside.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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For the lighter portions to have as little weight as possible, even the carbon-fiber frames had to be hollow.—
Elise Cutts,
Wired News,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Deputies responded to reports of a sunken vehicle near Krome Avenue and U.S. Highway 27 around 9 p.m. on Wednesday and found the 27-year-old’s 2007 Chevy Tahoe underwater, the Broward Sheriff’s Office told the Miami Herald.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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Since being relocated to its current spot the Morris-Flanagan-Kincaid House has deteriorated structurally, with sunken floors, joint collapse and unstable walls, according to the city.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
23 July 2025
Verb
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The bodies of some of the dead whales have appeared depleted and malnourished, leading some scientists to believe the problem could be a lack of food.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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But their pitching rotation is depleted, largely due to a few injuries, so the Cubs may look for a trade partner to help boost the pitching staff.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That view shifted Wednesday, with our double upgrade back to our buy-equivalent 1 rating after CEO David Ricks and several other company insiders bought lots of shares of the depressed stock.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Once rich and chubby and depressed, Johnson is now, at forty-seven, rich and ripped and determined to live forever.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Dented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dented. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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