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Recent Examples of dimple
Noun
With ingredients that help fade stretch marks, firm loose skin, and smooth out dimples, the goPure Firming Butt & Thigh Cream is a viral body cream that can add some intention into your skincare routine and transform your complexion with dedicated use—and customers are completely obsessed with it. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 2 May 2025 What is the standard number of dimples on a golf ball? Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
The shoulder dimples that Adidas added are gone, and after conversations with the NHL (a Fanatics investor), Fanatics added a hologram finish to the league crest on the front collar. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 June 2024 Observe the bare dirt spots dimpled across the lawn. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for dimple
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimple
Noun
  • What people have not always had is either the awareness or deep enough pockets, which means FIFA should reduce prices and fill these stadiums.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • The pull-on pants feature a comfy elastic waistband and functional front and back pockets.
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Overall revenue likely came in light due to some combination of the choppy local media environment and multiple small-market teams among the last ones standing in the playoffs, which dented postseason gate receipts.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025
  • Singapore, a major Asian financial hub, has taken a hit to its reputation after several high-profile recent cases dented trust in the emerging crypto sector.
    AFP, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Plowshare: an agricultural implement for turning soil, for gouging a cleft in the earth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • The group of four were scaling the Early Winters Spires, jagged peaks split by a cleft that is popular with climbers in the North Cascade Range, about 160 miles northeast of Seattle.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Calvert stands about 5 foot 1, has smile lines around her big blue eyes and keeps her strawberry-blond bob neatly curled.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • If the particles are flying in the direction of your thumb, their spin follows the direction your fingers curl—on either your right hand or your left.
    Zack Savitsky, Wired News, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • After joining the Bulls from the San Antonio Spurs in February in the three-team trade-deadline deal that sent Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings, Jones quickly made a strong impression on the coaching staff and front office.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
  • First impressions matter when decisions to follow or connect are made in seconds.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Cricket wouldn't stop barking until the owners knew where the snake was hiding, coiled up along the fence.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • Commerce City police helped return a surly rattlesnake to the wild this month after a resident found the venomous reptile coiled in their home’s driveway.
    Max Levy, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • The racing line next to the Turn 2 exit was left with a noticeable gouge.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
  • Maybe they will be forced to stay on their planet and watch helplessly as the Empire gouge mines and eventually destroys everything.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • Feeling increasingly isolated, Wu began to spiral into a deep depression and show signs of obsessive behavior, the filing said.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
  • The study also found that over a two-year period beginning in January 2021, businesses saw a 60% increase in interest charges, which contributed to an increase in delinquencies, a sign of how quickly costs can spiral without a clear repayment strategy.
    Juliana Berger, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

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“Dimple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimple. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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