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Recent Examples of dimple
Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Abrams and Morgan wanted to build a property around Lost star Holloway and this is, indeed, a fine outlet for his confident swagger, apparently irresistible dimples and roguish charm.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Giant tortoises once flourished in vast numbers across a large swath of islands dimpling the western Indian Ocean until seafarers during the Age of Exploration from the 1400s to 1600s plundered almost all of them to extinction.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The fossilized rock is covered in dimples from raindrops, hinting at a shower just before the tracks were made—and indicating the amniotes were likely moving on dry land, as some of the paper’s authors write in an article for the Conversation.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Abrams and Morgan wanted to build a property around Lost star Holloway and this is, indeed, a fine outlet for his confident swagger, apparently irresistible dimples and roguish charm.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Verb
The official dimpled sphere of the Deutsche Golf Verband (Deutschland’s equivalent of the USGA), Snyder launched stateside earlier this year after establishing a presence in their home country over the past half decade.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Giant tortoises once flourished in vast numbers across a large swath of islands dimpling the western Indian Ocean until seafarers during the Age of Exploration from the 1400s to 1600s plundered almost all of them to extinction.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimple
Noun
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Prosecutors said Chastain was found with Raleigh’s flashlight in his pocket.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Consider Tupperware’s FridgeSmart Container Set your secret weapon to extending the life of your produce, organizing your food, and adding money back to your pocket.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Zimbabwean economist and former opposition parliamentarian, Eddie Cross, said the resolution to extend Mnangagwa’s rule had dented economic confidence.—
Tawanda Karombo,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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For the elite, at least, sanctions have done little to dent their lives.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Apparently growing out of the cleft between her breasts was a large mauve orchid.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Doctors couldn't tell her how severe the cleft would be or any other complications that may be involved with Benji's diagnosis.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Dressed in an angelic all-white ensemble, Stewart’s hair is longer than most would recognize now and slightly curled.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps, curled inside the turbulent virginal atmosphere, Helm dreams of being a storm, has a prophetic vision of destruction, feels a natural calling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Sixers took the season opener in Boston 117-116, thanks to a Tyrese Maxey 40-piece and VJ Edgecombe’s Wilt Chamberlain impression.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Driving impressions Fuel economy for the most efficient front-drive models is 33 mpg in the city, 35 on the highway and 34 in combined driving.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.—
Ingfei Chen,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Anyway, because of the *slightly* complex situation with the aneurysm (nothing bad, just not typical), it wasn’t coiled that weekend.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The weather station tower at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston was blown over the day before the storm passed the island, and numerous rain gouges were either blown over or washed away.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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But hey, whiskey nerds are gonna whiskey nerd and whiskey sellers are gonna gouge.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That loss has spiraled into four more, due in part to the season-ending injury to quarterback Drew Allar in the team’s game against Northwestern.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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No matter what stage in life, a parent’s disapproving action or comment can send an adult child spiraling down a vortex of negative feelings and self-doubt.—
Lynda Lin Grigsby,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Dimple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimple. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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