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 dented
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Most shoes have a firm outer, which takes up more space in your suitcase and can easily be dented if not packed correctly.
—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
The lower production forecast dented Wall Street’s confidence in Freeport’s growth estimates, but the effect of the environmental incident on its mining business is likely to be short-lived, according to UBS.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Deteriorating conditions driven by heavily armed criminal groups whose influence have only grown since the 2021 murder of President Jovenel Moise have already severely dented the labor market.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Also, a tomato can was dented badly enough for a Stop Sale.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Heupel’s offense hasn’t dented Kirby Smart’s defense.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2025
However, sharp spending cuts have angered many, while corruption allegations against senior officials have dented his party’s odds ahead of next month’s vote, which could determine the future of Milei’s presidency.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Images from the scene showed the front part of the top deck of the bus smashed in and its metal frame badly dented, as first responders cordoned off the area.
—Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Performances have been patchy, and three successive defeats before this international break have dented the mood at Anfield.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Most shoes have a firm outer, which takes up more space in your suitcase and can easily be dented if not packed correctly.
—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
The lower production forecast dented Wall Street’s confidence in Freeport’s growth estimates, but the effect of the environmental incident on its mining business is likely to be short-lived, according to UBS.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Deteriorating conditions driven by heavily armed criminal groups whose influence have only grown since the 2021 murder of President Jovenel Moise have already severely dented the labor market.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Also, a tomato can was dented badly enough for a Stop Sale.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Heupel’s offense hasn’t dented Kirby Smart’s defense.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2025
However, sharp spending cuts have angered many, while corruption allegations against senior officials have dented his party’s odds ahead of next month’s vote, which could determine the future of Milei’s presidency.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Images from the scene showed the front part of the top deck of the bus smashed in and its metal frame badly dented, as first responders cordoned off the area.
—Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dented
Adjective
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In particular, the concave deck feels a lot like a skateboard and allows for better board feel and control—enabling Payne to do actual kick-flips on the wave.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The bell and diaphragm devices have a wide, flat side for high frequencies and a smaller, concave side for low frequencies.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kent State was reduced to a single photo because the press was far more centralized at the time, and had the power and the influence to edit, curate, and promote a particular version of an event.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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But as water became scarce in the American Southwest, the allocation to Imperial Valley farmers was reduced, overflow stopped, and the Salton Sea started drying up.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The past nine months have shown hollow threats – the Kremlin’s, and Trump’s - are quickly exposed.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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This wasp builds tan paper nests containing several hundred workers in hollow trees, walls, and attics.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In early January, the restuarant closed for two weeks to regroup after sales decreased by 37%.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Oct. 2025
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Drake claimed the single irreparably damaged his reputation and decreased his brand’s value.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Burnett’s stage was designed so that the audience was seated below the eye level of the performers, in a sunken pit, rather than above them, on risers.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, the analysis showed that compared to the ratios of different isotopes of sulfur on Earth, the moon seems to be depleted in sulfur-33 (meaning sulfur with 33 neutrons), which is one of the four stable sulfur isotopes (sulfur-32, sulfur-34 and sulfur-36 being the others).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Only problem was, Larsson couldn’t find any; all of her usual suppliers, including various trading posts, were completely depleted of the increasingly-rare shells.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Dented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dented. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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