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
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
The concert loads of second-seat wind and brass players — who, by dint of their roles, are contracted for more services than even principal players — led the orchestra to allow those musicians to take more youth concerts off than their peers.
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Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
If the stakes laid out for Lady are simple enough, Nwosu saves complexity in her sketch of a city vast enough that a person could lose track of their dreams by sheer dint of distraction; the day-to-day business of survival slowly eroding anything more high-minded on the horizon.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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.
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Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Let’s concede for a moment, just by dint of statistics, that this guy has to be white and live in a suburb of a secondary or tertiary metropolis.
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Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
The concert loads of second-seat wind and brass players — who, by dint of their roles, are contracted for more services than even principal players — led the orchestra to allow those musicians to take more youth concerts off than their peers.
—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
If the stakes laid out for Lady are simple enough, Nwosu saves complexity in her sketch of a city vast enough that a person could lose track of their dreams by sheer dint of distraction; the day-to-day business of survival slowly eroding anything more high-minded on the horizon.
—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dint
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However, Norman Powell appears likely to leave in free agency, and paired with the loss of Herro, that puts a serious dent in the team’s non-Antetokounmpo/Bam Adebayo arsenal.
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The Padres will get four more games in Los Angeles next week to put a dent in those numbers.
Verb
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The report also dings the Harris campaign for failing to distance the candidate from Biden, in light of his unpopularity at the time.
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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.
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The crash also resulted in a large hole in the side of the vessel.
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The piece has seven holes for customization, and it’s designed to be worn at the hips or waist.
Verb
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Wrap silver items in felt or tarnish-resistant fabric before placing them in the container.
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The opposition vastly outspent the proponents, but analysts also attributed the loss to the lack of voter trust in city government, where years of fiscal struggles and bad real estate transactions have tarnished City Hall’s image.
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One of the most pit-dropping experiences is getting to your destination after a long-haul flight and not being able to use or charge any of your devices—something flight attendants can’t risk as people who consistently travel abroad.
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The spirit was fermented in earthen pits and distilled, a process that took a year across eight fermentations and seven distillations.
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But the software botched or skipped hundreds of names, the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
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Chisholm's followed with a liner off the base of the wall in right before scoring when second baseman Travis Bazzana botched a grounder.
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Meanwhile, two- to four-unit rental buildings that made up the preponderance of affordable housing for families in these areas have been lost to blight and disinvestment.
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Rayner claimed her mistake was unwitting and based on poor legal advice, but her unresolved tax affairs could blight a bid to oust Starmer as leader.
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“Dint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dint. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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