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Recent Examples of dimple
Sarah Grant, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
Use your thumbs to create a 1-inch dimple in the center of each patty.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
The cells actually dimpled inward as the mitochondria migrated, forming a halo around the nucleus.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Jeff Probst emerged from a marble labyrinth, arms aloft, dimples twinkling.
—Sarah Grant, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
Use your thumbs to create a 1-inch dimple in the center of each patty.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
Her legacy shines through in every quip and dimpled smile, a reminder of a star who owned every room.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
The cells actually dimpled inward as the mitochondria migrated, forming a halo around the nucleus.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimple
Noun
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In his pocket were his own baby daughter Anneke’s travel documents.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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To avoid beach-season traffic, a trip during these magic pockets offer mild (and less-sticky) weather for biking and bay walks, arts festivals, and a walkable downtown with ample shopping, dining, and historic homes.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Travel risk experts and insurers told CNBC the deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition vessel MV Hondius is not likely to dent the appeal of remote expeditions, and global health experts, as well as prediction markets, see the risks of a widespread contagion as being low.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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Developers are now scrambling to address those public concerns, fearing that a slowdown in progress could dent America’s competitiveness in AI.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
Noun
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From his flat top, cleft chin, starched collar, and tight shirt to the crease in his trousers tucked into black boots.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
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Step a few metres and the view morphs: a new cleft, a sudden overhang, a corridor of stone that narrows to a postcard of sky.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Peach leaf curl causes stone fruit leaves to curl and pucker, even on trees sprayed with fungicide and horticultural oil last winter.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Havertz turned and flicked it to Eze at the edge of the area, who curled home a spectacular finish.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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That game, a 34-31 Wildcats win in the first year of the Shedeur Sanders era, was the first impression Coleman left on the state of Colorado before the Broncos landed on him two years later.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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That would be a career-low over a full season, and yet Doval has remained a liability after making a less-than-stellar first impression last season.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
Verb
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But when classes resumed this week for the first time since the Iran war began, coiled barbed wire blocked the Palestinian siblings’ path to the village center.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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As a performer, Tetzloff uses a natural physicality, at times leaning back from the piano as if to take a good look at his hands on the keys, and at other times coiling forward in rapt concentration.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For low-income families especially, this was a painful gouge into their incomes.—
Robert Hormats,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Boise’s 200-plus miles of Foothills trails are largely in clay-heavy soils, which means use during wet weather in the winter can leave gouges and erosion that dry and harden into deep ruts.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Under the Biden administration, federal spending spiraled with little meaningful congressional pushback, the border was left unsecured despite clear warning signs and executive agencies operated with limited scrutiny.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The for-pay student athlete model with no cost certainty has created an environment of spiraling costs that even the schools in TheBigSEC10 struggle to cover.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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“Dimple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimple. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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