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a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface with the heel of his boot he made a sizable indent in the dirt as a temporary marker

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Noun
The presence of an indent represented a 1, while the absence of an indent represented a 0. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024 As a result, instead of data being stored via two-state binary code, it can be stored via a three-state ternary code in which the absence of an indent is a 0, a 0.3- to 1.0-nanometer-deep indent is a 1, and a 1.5- to 2.5-nanometer-deep indent is a 2. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
For example, spoon nails are indented and curved towards the center, while pincer nails curl away from the center and deeper into the folds of your nail. Mark Gurarie, Health, 19 July 2024 Archaeologists in Virginia uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from the Revolutionary War, including chimney bricks and musket balls indented with soldiers' teeth. CBS News, 17 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for indent
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Noun
  • Lightly dust the gnocchi with four and roll each one off the tines of a fork or butter paddle to create the grooves and small indentation.
    Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
  • The rules also state that the end of the bat may have a cupped indentation up to 1 1/4 inches in depth, 2 inches wide and with at least a 1-inch diameter while adding experimental models must be approved by MLB.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The five-person craft notched more than 400 test flights in 2024 alone, but this is the first time a pilot has been at the controls.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
  • Back in April, the central bank took its key rate, the deposit facility rate, to 2.25% — nearly half of the high of 4% notched in the middle of 2023.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Last but not least of the 'Magnificent Seven' to report earnings On Wednesday, after the market closes, chip giant Nvidia is due to report results for the company's first three months of its fiscal year.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 May 2025
  • Ultimately, on-device chips [often associated with edge computing, or processors built into devices like smartphones, home appliances, etc] are becoming powerful enough to run AI models and can ensure data privacy.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • This program carves the path to transform its matriculants from a high school senior into an empathetic, well-rounded physician ready to make an impact.
    Kristen Moon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Here are the key characters your family will get to know in the first season: Lily Pak High-energy, curious and eager, Lily is an independent 11-year-old who longs to carve out her place in the world.
    Miranda Rake, Parents, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Later that evening, Henson appeared in a sculptural brown gown with a dramatic shoulder detail and high slit.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph attended the 2025 Gotham Television Awards in N.Y.C. in a black gown with a square neckline and thigh-high slit.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • Insecure guys might consider chewing rock-hard gum to chisel their profiles (potentially putting themselves at risk for temporomandibular disorders) or seeking out jawline filler.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Strauss chiseled that fissure into her role, writing seductive music for a violent story.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But Gauff found her groove and won 12 straight points to tighten it up.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Talk to me about navigating that, the sort of settling into a groove there.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • And how can sculpture accomplish the experience of simultaneous collective reception that was formerly its greatest social promise?
    Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • Bourdelle’s voluminous works in marble, bronze, and wood fill the lofty mezzanine, while his bronze sculptures Héraklès archer (Hercules the Archer) and Centaure mourant (Dying Centaur) highlight the garden.
    Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2024

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“Indent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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