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Definition of indentsnext
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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Recent Examples of indents
Noun
Celebrity nail artist Queenie Nguyen gives these bright copper nails indents and grooves for a unique way to dress them up. Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
  • Above that comes chips and computing infrastructure, where NVIDIA naturally plays a central role.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The lawmaker is working to advance a draft bill that would introduce arms-style congressional oversight over the sale of advanced AI chips and give the legislative branch the ability to block H200 sales through a joint resolution.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • During impact tests, samples with larger grains continuously showed shallower indentations.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
  • At one grave site found just a few miles from Damascus, more than 20 indentations of sunken sand mark individual mass graves where Moustafa, the activist, says about 20,000 bodies are believed to be buried.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Celebrity nail artist Queenie Nguyen gives these bright copper nails indents and grooves for a unique way to dress them up.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
  • In the spring, Caltrans intends to remove the channelizers and put in what are called rumble strips — in this case, grooves in the roadway — from the School-State Park turnoff to Newport Coast Drive, to gently jar off-course drivers to attention.
    Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025

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“Indents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indents. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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