indents 1 of 2

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
  • Additionally, the letter calls on Congressional support for the European Union to overturn its ban on Sulfuryl Fluoride, a pesticide used to fumigate Southern Yellow Pine wood chips on breakbulk cargo ships.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Fold in 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The bullet casing had the same tool markings – unique individual indentations that guns produce on casings once they have been expended – to a gun used in an unsolved murder in Kentucky in 1998.
    Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Comfort definitely improved, but performance didn’t always keep pace — there were times when traction suffered, leading to more slipping and, in my opinion, the softer spikes could leave deeper indentations on greens that sometimes-affected putting.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Six strong permanent magnets attach the X50’s sole dust filter to its bottom panel, and grooves at the base of its feet lock one edge into place.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But on this Royal Oak afternoon teeming with adventurous jazz grooves, Was is happily nestled in his roots.
    Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Indents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indents. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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