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plural of indent
as in chips
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of indent

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Noun
  • But Amon has looked to diversify the company into new areas, including PC chips, data center semiconductors and automotive.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These likewise have options for increasing the RAM and storage or accessing more powerful Intel Core Ultra V-series chips.
    Jorge Jimenez, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Blades lop off body parts, while blunt force trauma breaks bones and bashes indentations in soft flesh.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • These indentations in the foil provide an easy-to-follow template.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Indents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indents. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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