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embrasures

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plural of embrasure

as in indents

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Noun

There’s nothing more annoying than unsightly indents in your carpet that are suddenly exposed.

— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
Three years after his departure, the indents of Bob Myers’ fingerprints remain on the Warriors organization due to the compounding mistakes of Dunleavy’s tenure.

— Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of indents

Noun

Like the experimental teeth, the ones from Neanderthal archaeological sites had the same overlapping small fractures, shallow indentations, and shallow scratches.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Overnight, indentations in the tarmac had been filled with sand, to ease the passing of the royal carriages.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026

Definition of indentations

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Look Look for a firm watermelon that is free from bruises, cuts or dents.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 15, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Cars have destroyed one-third of the roughly 70 planters the city installed back in 2020 and marred the survivors with chips, scratches and dents.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

Definition of dents

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Everyone was out in the aisles and jumping into other people’s cubicles.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
United’s newest business-class cubicles add oversized 27-inch entertainment screens, caviar service, luxury skincare products and multi-course dining on long-haul international services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of cubicles

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There is zero mechanical connection to anything outside their respective housings.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
From headlight housings and door trim to bumpers and exhaust tips, the polish doesn’t just work on chrome but also steel, copper, aluminum and brass.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Definition of housings

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The path up to the main temple feels removed from the everyday city, passing small shrines and quiet corners where the mountain itself seems to become part of the religious experience.

— Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Japan’s government separated the two traditions of Shinto and Buddhism in 1868 during the Meiji era, effectively bringing Shinto shrines under state control and placing the emperor at the center of the new order.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

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