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
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
ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, 13 eateries received citations for health code violations including slime, dead German cockroaches and dented can foods.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
However, the sense that Riyadh would remain largely insulated from the war has been dented.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
This caught Moscow off-guard, and dented its confidence in its ability to read the US president.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Mar. 2026
The Rays’ deal was at a 26% premium to Sportico’s 2025 valuation, which was dented after a hurricane damaged Tropicana Field and forced the team to play home games in 2025 at Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees’ spring training home.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Skenes breezed through the first inning in nine pitches and the first three in 38, dented only by a Junior Caminero home run.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Early, as the family’s dented nepo baby, is a peculiar fount of profane insight, twisted but touchingly damaged.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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
From her office at Aish, a Jewish educational institute with headquarters next to the Western Wall plaza, Geller can see where shrapnel dented and smashed rooftops, roads and a parking lot in the area.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, 13 eateries received citations for health code violations including slime, dead German cockroaches and dented can foods.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
However, the sense that Riyadh would remain largely insulated from the war has been dented.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
This caught Moscow off-guard, and dented its confidence in its ability to read the US president.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Mar. 2026
The Rays’ deal was at a 26% premium to Sportico’s 2025 valuation, which was dented after a hurricane damaged Tropicana Field and forced the team to play home games in 2025 at Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees’ spring training home.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Skenes breezed through the first inning in nine pitches and the first three in 38, dented only by a Junior Caminero home run.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Early, as the family’s dented nepo baby, is a peculiar fount of profane insight, twisted but touchingly damaged.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dented
Adjective
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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
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The cello’s top and back are made from flat, concave carbon-fiber panels.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The character, played by Esteban Andres Cruz, has been reduced to a simpering stereotype who makes a pass at a cop and mimics a blow job.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Seen from this perspective, ecology cannot be reduced to questions of proximity alone.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But the social psychologists who catapulted to prominence in the early two-thousands were less interested in the richer concept of eudaemonia and more interested in a thinner, hollower, and vastly more individualistic enterprise of happiness, of simply feeling good.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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These nanoframes, which are nanoscale metal structures with hollow, frame-like geometries, are of significant interest because of their unique ability to concentrate and manipulate light at very small scales.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the past forty years, men’s wages have decreased as a percentage of over-all family income, while broader wealth inequalities and job insecurity have grown.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In two of six Minneapolis areas, overall crime decreased 43% and 56% respectively, while, in all other areas, overall crime rose.—
Eric Adler
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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When asked whether sunken munitions are a growing problem, Diggs was crystal clear about the potential risk in the future.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Oversize windows throughout the two-bedroom have water views, and the primary bath has a sunken tub and sauna.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Without the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer would be dangerously depleted.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The presence of Franco-Americans in the area can be traced back to 1840-1930, when nearly one million Francophone people emigrated from Quebec where farmlands were depleted and jobs scarce, to work in textile mills in New England.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Single bunnies can be lonely and depressed.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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There was also research, which Meta eventually halted, implying that people who curbed their use of Facebook became less depressed and anxious.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Dented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dented. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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