as in dent
a sunken area forming a separate space
left a small dint in the car's fender
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Recent Examples of dint
Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The turnaround at the most unlikely Five Below continues through dint of great management.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 July 2024
Then he was moved to the second unit, which seemed to dint his confidence.
—Patrick Murray, Forbes, 23 May 2021
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Noun
The challenge is that by dint of being more practical, at the introductory level these subjects are less inherently complex with fewer multi-step cognitive-skill-building puzzles to be solved.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The turnaround at the most unlikely Five Below continues through dint of great management.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
But as similar fights play out in battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, and Michigan, repeated complaints about fraud could dint public faith in the electoral process.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 July 2024
Then he was moved to the second unit, which seemed to dint his confidence.
—Patrick Murray, Forbes, 23 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dint
Noun
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Place one to two ice cubes on top of the carpet dent.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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Even the most budget-friendly family vacations can put a dent in your wallet.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Future transshipment rules, for instance, could ding individual components that are made in one country—China, again, is a good bet—and then integrated into a product without enough of a transformation in another before winding up in the United States.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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La Cañada resident Trent Sanders, who frequently dings California’s liberal politicos in emails to me and my colleagues, thinks Trump is generally on the right track three months into his term, but with a few caveats.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nine months later, Kinser’s remains were found in a sinkhole with a bullet hole in his skull, according to court documents.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Further testing discovered a hole in a steel pipe within the well, about 2,700 feet deep, a potential escape hatch for oil field wastewater.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, athletes raised concerns that their awards, which famously included pieces of the Eiffel Tower, were tarnishing and corroding after the games.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2026
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In Paris, the medals started to tarnish and were compared to looking like crocodile skin.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Towering glass and timber doors open to reveal views all the way through to a central courtyard hosting a swimming pool with a Baja shelf and spa, a fire pit, sun lounges, an alfresco dining patio, and grassy lawns laced with olive trees and lush gardens beyond.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2026
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This particular set also comes with a fire pit table with adjustable heat controls for an enjoyable outdoor setup even on brisk spring nights.—
Melanie Fincher,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After Malinin botched his final free in the singles competition, Cowan kept his distance as the skater crumbled into a grimace of abject disappointment.—
Colleen Barry,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The search for a permanent inspector general began after the city botched the process last year.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The association argues that the neighborhood already has two shelters, one of them currently closed and its building blighted.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Public opinion has also soured against encampments and blight in recent years, fueling election promises of faster solutions to homelessness.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Dint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dint. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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