dimples 1 of 2

Definition of dimplesnext
plural of dimple

dimples

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dimple

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Verb
  • The richest man alive, Elon Musk, has countered that taxing every billionaire at 100% barely dents the $39 trillion national debt.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Red Wings’ penalty kill has been better on the whole this season, though an 0-for-3 showing certainly dents their numbers and drops them to 80 percent on the season.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • They’re paid based on the CPM, which refers to the cost per 1,000 impressions.
    Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
  • As first impressions go, this was the equivalent of forgetting a date’s name, checking the phone while ordering, and deciding to talk religion and politics over dessert.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Based on the Tacoma pickup, the midsize 4Runner still waves the flag for the traditional SUV fans who want real off-road performance.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The snowy-haired Scot waves me into the passenger seat of his Can-Am Traxter with a huge grin and navigates us through the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it town, famously anchored by mainland Britain’s most remote pub, the Old Forge.
    Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The tower was designed by the British architecture firm RMJM and features a twisting glass façade that spirals upward into a needle-like spire.
    Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Sure, the stars move relative to one another, our Sun burns through a little more of its fuel, and the Moon slowly spirals away from the Earth as our rotation rate gradually slows down.
    Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Rotten Tomatoes audience score on Galaxy Movie stands at 91%, which is a few notches below the 95% on the 2023 film.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The most distinctive difference are tiny notches in the second tail feather of the adult male rufous hummingbird.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • To load the product onto the brush, Barnes swirls the tool into the pan twice and taps it twice to prevent fallout.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The lights are dim and jazzy music swirls the intimate crowd.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Universe is simply born with the amount of entropy that the transition from an inflationary state to a hot Big Bang state, a process known as cosmic reheating, imprints upon it.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The coin, which breaks with the country’s longstanding tradition of not featuring a living person on its currency, joins a swiftly growing list of other Trumpian imprints on arts and culture, including architectural choices deemed gaudy and garish by experts and laypeople alike.
    Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Dimples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimples. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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