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indented

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verb

past tense of indent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for indented
Adjective
  • With a 5,000-seat auditorium and a concave roof referencing the curve of Asante royal stools, it was intended to be much more than just a cathedral.
    Francis Kokoroko, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • One side of the chest piece is flat and called the diaphragm, and the other is concave and called the bell.4 The flat or diaphragm side of the chest piece is usually used to listen to heart sounds.
    Patty Weasler, RN, BSN, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But despite the financial success, something felt hollow.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • To do so would mean admitting that his promise of absolute victory is hollow.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • The room’s layered materiality starts with ultra-plush wool carpeting carved into a unique rose-petal pattern, and a curved metal-and-fabric screen backs the bed and nightstands, dampening noise and creating a comforting space.
    Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
  • In bridging the gap between East Coast prep and West Coast casual, the brand has carved out a unique position in the fertile golf apparel landscape -- one that continues to grow as the sport itself evolves.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Among the many highlights is a sunken fireside living room boasting a large arched picture window overlooking the backyard.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
  • After the war, the British government processed an insurance claim for the sunken ship and became its owner.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • Never as rich as its aesthetics intimate, the U.S. met the nineties financially—and, therefore, spiritually—depressed.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
  • Though fun is a funny word to use considering Thunderbolts is all about depressed anti-heroes looking for a sense of purpose.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • Sculptor Roman Villarreal, whose portfolio includes works on Chicago’s South Side and at Steelworkers Park, chiseled the turtles out of 15,00-pound chunks of limestone.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
  • One of the earliest pieces of evidence of using land to borrow goes back to the Code of Hammurabi, chiseled into stone almost 4,000 years ago.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Indented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indented. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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