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indented

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verb

past tense of indent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for indented
Adjective
  • High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock.
    Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
  • Jan, 2022 Was the mask sandwiched between concave and convex metal electrodes?
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2020
Adjective
  • Equally hollow are the claims that his proposal is low risk.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • Most of the other obvious yuks are flashy and hollow: Of course M3GAN will dance.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 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
  • Michelangelo lived and studied there, and the current complex, across the Arno river from the historic center of Florence, still houses the wooden crucifix carved by the Renaissance master for its basilica.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Another boater reported the sunken ship Wednesday afternoon to Brewster Fire and Rescue, which then notified the Massachusetts State Police and Massachusetts Environmental Police.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
  • The most prominent art piece is a copper oak tree that stands next to the sunken living room.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Nike reported fourth-quarter financial results that slightly topped depressed revenue and earnings-per-share estimates, but the full-year picture reflects the brand’s struggles, as 12-month revenue fell 10% to $46.3 billion.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 June 2025
  • What resonates most strongly is the film’s subtler or more emotional moments — the camera lingering on a man left holding a stick after his dog fails to come back from a swim or the scene where Brody’s son mimics his depressed father’s body language at the dinner table.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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