Thesaurus results for EMBRASURE

embrasure

noun

Definition of embrasure

as in indent

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Recent Examples of embrasure There were openings in the upper walls, accessible to the men on the ramparts, called embrasures, through which archers could shoot. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019

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Noun

This one -- as hundreds of users on TikTok and Instagram have shown in the last week -- starts with half of a watermelon that's been scooped to create a bowl-like indent and frozen overnight.

— Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Indulge in a bit of kitsch with their oyster plate, where each indent takes the shape of a finned friend.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 June 2026

Definition of indent

Noun

One way to tell 164 apart from the other bears in the area is the dark vertical indentation on his upper muzzle (or snout).

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Some have indentations meant to gather rainwater, and some have multiple points of entry and egress, all of which the rats apparently appreciate.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of indentation

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Wiener has long championed making housing easier to build, but in San Francisco resisting development is a bedrock cause for those on the city’s left.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Wage growth hasn’t kept pace with inflation and the city faces its most severe housing shortage in a generation.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of housing

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As always when talking about cutting spending, no one ever begins to detail enough spending cuts to make a dent in our deficits.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The public and private markets are awash with cash for anyone with a plan to make a dent in Nvidia’s lead.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of dent

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The teen area features lounge-style furniture beneath a bright four-panel window, while private cubicles give patrons places to work at computers elsewhere in the library.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Small refrigerators popular with college students and cubicle workers should cool what’s inside, not burn its surroundings.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

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Robin is all but accused of being a runaway servant; Franklin had indeed broken his indenture to his older brother.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
The vibrant and evocative painting foregrounding the Caribbean landscape, its inhabitants, and its histories of slavery and indenture, has been in MoMA’s collection since 1945.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026

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