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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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
Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Many food banks refuse to accept dented cans or open packages due to the potential for spoilage.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Videos on local media showed train cars with broken windows and dented sides stuck along a rail line hemmed in between a lush forest and a massive rock.
—CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
The bodywork on a car is sensitive to high pressures, and can easily be dented.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
The club had been a firm contender in the Scudetto race, but a mid-season collapse dented their hopes.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Americans are increasingly health-conscious, while trade wars have dented exports, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
To be sure, the higher rates haven't dented buying enthusiasm quite yet.
—Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 19 May 2026
The war has dented these pillars.
—Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
Their mother’s forehead had also hit the windshield and been dented, a detail his sister conveniently leaves out.
—Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
But his leadership prospects were dented after Labour blocked him from standing as the party’s candidate for Parliament in a special election in February.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Adjective
The sister would then point to her large, dented forehead.
—Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Many food banks refuse to accept dented cans or open packages due to the potential for spoilage.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Videos on local media showed train cars with broken windows and dented sides stuck along a rail line hemmed in between a lush forest and a massive rock.
—CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
After a pair of curveballs missed up in the zone, Rathbun laced a fastball that practically dented the right field wall.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
The bodywork on a car is sensitive to high pressures, and can easily be dented.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
The club had been a firm contender in the Scudetto race, but a mid-season collapse dented their hopes.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Americans are increasingly health-conscious, while trade wars have dented exports, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
To be sure, the higher rates haven't dented buying enthusiasm quite yet.
—Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 19 May 2026
The war has dented these pillars.
—Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
Their mother’s forehead had also hit the windshield and been dented, a detail his sister conveniently leaves out.
—Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
But his leadership prospects were dented after Labour blocked him from standing as the party’s candidate for Parliament in a special election in February.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dented
Adjective
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Using a clean towel, apply a generous amount of food-safe mineral oil to the concave side.—
Staff Author,
Martha Stewart,
31 Mar. 2026
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Lightly wet just the concave side of the board and place it on a damp kitchen towel on your countertop.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Sagamore was reduced to ashes twice before its final form was constructed in the 1920s (hopefully the third time’s a charm).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Similarly, following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the European Union created regulations that sharply reduced its dependence on natural gas in favor of renewable sources.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Somewhere in time, a child is climbing up a hollow carved out between two hills.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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As far as Clark understands it, the layout, objects and inhabitants of the Backrooms are plucked from the real world, the otherworldly space only able to create hollow, distorted copies.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Homicides have decreased by roughly 11% from this time in 2025, which ended with a 60-year low in the number of people killed; the city has also had 148 fewer people shot.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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This isn’t unique to Sacramento, with Smith noting that an American Alliance of Museums survey found that 55% of museums report decreased traffic.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Aside from the sunken Tail Fanning, the crew lost Roscoe, Rea's dog, during the incident.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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The semi-sunken nature of the court design encourages the stadium to blend into the gardens and greenhouses and houses a collection of tropical plants from the Americas, Africa, Oceania and Asia.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Analysts have previously expressed concern that US stocks of the interceptors have been depleted by the Iran conflict as well as by last year’s 12-day war between Israel and Iran, and noted that manufacturing more takes time.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The data revealed that when a specific human protein called Rab11B was depleted, H3N2 viruses failed to enter human lung cells.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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One reason Red Sea traffic remains depressed is because ships can bypass it and avoid the security risk altogether by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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As anxiety has mounted about depressed entry-level hiring, with Gen Z crowds even booing luminaries such as Eric Schmidt amid commencement speeches touting AI, Dimon has given warm but blunt advice to ambitious young workers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Dented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dented. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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