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verb

past tense of dimple
as in dented

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Recent Examples of dimpled
Adjective
Symptoms can include a lump in the armpit, dimpled skin on the chest, red or flaky skin near the nipple, pain or tenderness on the chest or armpit, clear or bloody nipple discharge and an inverted nipple, per the Cleveland Clinic. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 His hair and eyes are dark, and though his hands still possess the dimpled pudginess of childhood, his face has aged in a way that has nothing to do with years. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 Cellulite is a skin condition in which fat collects in pockets under the skin and pushes up against it, making the skin's surface look lumpy or dimpled. — Rena Goldman, Health, 28 June 2026 Dylan, who is dimpled and impish, with long eyelashes and a curtain of dark bangs, picked up a small container and examined it. — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Housed in a building with a dimpled façade that many say looks like a cheese grater, the Broad houses the collection of Edythe Broad, who accumulated a formidable cache of contemporary art with her late husband Eli. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026 That ‘97 triumph and what followed was bigger-than-sports stuff as Woods brought welcome color to a sport white as that dimpled ball, and inspiring young multitudes suddenly interested in golf. — Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 The trail takes visitors along Rottenwood Creek where, at this time of year, thousands of dimpled trout lilies (Erythronium umbilicatum) create bright yellow carpets on the hillsides and stream banks. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026 According to common depictions of his family’s dynamic, Mamdani inherited his leftist political ideology from his father, the anti-colonialist Columbia professor, and his dimpled charm and flair for the theatrical from his filmmaker mother. — Rebecca Traister, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimpled
  1. cupped
  2. dented
  3. pockmarked
  4. curled
  5. cavernous
  6. coiled
  7. alveolar
  8. waved
Adjective
  • Winston had thrown passes into pockets of space the size of a cupped hand, and launched sudden and astonishing deep spirals far down the field.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
  • One serving size of peanuts is 1 ounce, or about the amount that would fill a cupped hand.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cupped
Verb
  • The recent run-up in rates has dented municipal bond prices, leaving one corner of the market offering especially attractive tax-free income.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The group continues to see healthy prospects for jewelry, even though comparable growth in the division decelerated to 11 percent in the third quarter from 18 percent in the prior three months, as the slowdown in China dented sales at Qeelin.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dented
Adjective
  • Landing on the pockmarked moon, which has just one two-thousandth of Earth's gravity, is a challenge.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Soon after the moon was formed, asteroids bombarded it, creating its pockmarked topography.
    — Martin Elvis, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of pockmarked
Verb
  • The top layers were pulled back and away from her face, then pinned behind her ears to show off major diamond earrings, and the lengths were loosely curled.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ten seconds into the game, Gray curled off the right wing and took a pass from teammate Jordin Canada at the top of the key.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of curled
Adjective
  • On Saturday, with the usual early season smattering of fans lost in the cavernous Yale Bowl, Dante Reno didn’t have another comeback or miracle game in him.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Next up is a house tour, from the cavernous, all-white living room to a glimpse of the ornate indoor pool, with V lamenting that the place is so huge he sometimes gets lost.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cavernous
Verb
  • Even after this week's Houthi attack on a Saudi Aramco facility, WTI is coiled in a tight triangle between falling resistance in the low 100s and rising support near 90.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The song stays coiled, neither tightening its grip nor exploding into noise.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of coiled
Adjective
  • The cause was a rare and aggressive cancer of the soft tissue, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, according to the organizers of an online funding appeal.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma is more common in children but can occur in adults, according to the American Cancer Society, and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma typically affects all age groups equally.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of alveolar
Verb
  • The crowd chanted France's national anthem and waved flags, and some people played trumpets and violins.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The pope paused for a moment and waved to the crowd before retreating into his apartment in the Apostolic Palace.
    — Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of waved

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“Dimpled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimpled. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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