as in concave
curved inward
that indented area of the mountainside is prone to avalanches
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Recent Examples of indented
Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Henrot positions it such that its indented form emphasizes the dark thicket of his pubic hair au naturel.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indented
Adjective
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Hines and Pidgeon give the woman a choreography, the dramatic toss of the hair, the hips gone concave, the Marlboro rasp in her voice.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lightly wet just the concave side of the board and place it on a damp kitchen towel on your countertop.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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They were carved with patriotic love by a Texas sculptor who studied in Paris under a French modern master and envisioned as the polished centerpieces of a $10 million park, but now sit in a Virginia field as an offbeat, reservations-only, roadside tourist draw.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The two princesses have carved out successful lives beyond palace walls.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Traverse through the labyrinth-like sunken forest to see a hidden world of caves, grottos, waterfalls, ancient trees, and even older boulders.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Behind the bed, past the requisite sunken bath, lies an enchanting lovers’ garden with a plunge pool, a cascading outdoor shower, and a daybed for two.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Still, the energy in the room remained high as the crowd sang, bobbed their heads and grooved to the music from the comfort of their plush seats.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Tens of millions of YouTube viewers have grooved to Bobby Nsenga’s living room.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And very plain and simple, just depressed.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Aside from Bleachers, Antonoff has chiseled out a glorious career with Fun and as a producer.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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Past campaigns have included Natalia Vodianova and Margot Robbie in the company of topless, chiselled men.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This is a landscape of serious drama, sculpted over millennia and laced with hiking paths that reveal vertiginous views at every turn.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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The 100-light-year-wide expanse of the Rosette Nebula is estimated to have a staggering mass the equivalent to 10,000 suns and has been sculpted and eroded by the radiation from nearby stars.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Indented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indented. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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