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indentures

noun

plural of indenture
1
as in holes
a sunken area forming a separate space the dropped hammer left an indenture in the floor

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2
as in chips
a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface made a small indenture to mark the spot where the plank was to be sawed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indentures
  1. holes
  2. chips
  3. dents
  4. indents
  5. furrows
  6. slits
  7. pits
  8. indentations
Noun
  • At the resort, there’s a host of activities and amenities, including four golf courses with 10-18 holes each, bass fishing, axe throwing, pickleball, and more.
    — Megan duBois, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of etching holes directly into the semiconductor, researchers patterned a silicon dioxide layer and then covered it with epitaxial semiconductor.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of holes
Noun
  • Torchy’s Tacos is giving away a free, large green chile queso with chips with any purchase, for rewards members only.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Canyon County spent $114 at Costco on chips and pretzels, almost $100 on Domino’s pizza (food for the command post personnel) and $743 at Albertsons for sandwiches for responders, according to receipts obtained via a records request.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of chips
Noun
  • Address dents, holes, and scratches before priming; paint will not hide major surface defects.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Tracks Check that the tracks on both sides of the door are properly aligned and free of dents or debris.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of dents
Noun
  • Another fun detail can be found on the vamp, which has the same series of dots signature to the sneaker but rendered merely as indents rather than full perforations — less the Gore-Tex membrane be compromised.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • There’s nothing more annoying than unsightly indents in your carpet that are suddenly exposed.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of indents
Noun
  • The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In fossils, tooth marks often look like punctures or furrows.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
Definition of furrows
Noun
  • Make sure to cut slits in the dough to allow steam to escape, and coat the top with egg wash.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The campaign showcases Diesel’s creased denim treated with resin, 3-D denim, trompe l’oeil cable knit denim and the new regular-fit D-Heel jean, which has hidden vertical slits near the ankle, perfect for slipping through a stiletto heel.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of slits
Noun
  • These mysterious features are a bunch of broad, shallow pits scattered across the Martian bedrock.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Lee's cancer was the direct result of his exposure to the burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    — Robert McGreevy , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pits
Noun
  • Some have indentations meant to gather rainwater, and some have multiple points of entry and egress, all of which the rats apparently appreciate.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Like the experimental teeth, the ones from Neanderthal archaeological sites had the same overlapping small fractures, shallow indentations, and shallow scratches.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Definition of indentations
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“Indentures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indentures. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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