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as in concave
curved inward
our convalescing guest's sunken cheeks soon filled out on a diet of my mother's cooking
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Recent Examples of sunken
Lounge in the sunken living room, avocado velour.
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Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
An indoor water fountain is also an eye-catching feature, placed inside a sunken area of the restaurant that offers an elevated feel.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
The Artemis 2 heat shield looks like a sunken treasure from the Titanic in an underwater shot following splashdown.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Tell me about the sunken living room.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
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Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
An indoor water fountain is also an eye-catching feature, placed inside a sunken area of the restaurant that offers an elevated feel.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
The Artemis 2 heat shield looks like a sunken treasure from the Titanic in an underwater shot following splashdown.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Tell me about the sunken living room.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunken
Adjective
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Using a clean towel, apply a generous amount of food-safe mineral oil to the concave side.—
Staff Author,
Martha Stewart,
31 Mar. 2026
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Lightly wet just the concave side of the board and place it on a damp kitchen towel on your countertop.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah Straddling a huge portion of southern Utah, Capitol Reef owes its name to the vivid imagination of early settlers, who thought one of its giant white-rock formations resembled a capitol building dome and its jagged cliffs an underwater reef.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The first underwater images and footage showing the ships’ exteriors and interiors were released in 2019.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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By introducing only mild restrictions to molecular transport, the inflow of reactants into the hollow cavity can be aligned more effectively with the intrinsic processing rate of the catalyst.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Today’s ruling likely leaves this landmark law a hollow husk.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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After extreme flooding events in the 1980s and 1990s, the fish escaped into the Mississippi River basin, and, alongside silver carp, bighead remain the most detrimental to aquatic environments.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Visitors can still watch daily mermaid shows, which involve women donning colorful tails and performing aquatic dances and stunts.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Researchers believe inbreeding led to depressed survival rates in pups.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sam is very depressed and feels lonely and isolated.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One of the major functions of modern navies is submarine hunting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2026
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Last December, lawmakers passed a short-term funding bill that included $5.7 billion in emergency funding for the submarine industrial base.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Los Angeles firefighters pulled Andrade’s teenage son from the lake first, but struggled to locate the father, who remained submerged.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Scientists with the Environmental Defense Fund said in a 2019 study that hydropower plants and reservoirs can emit substantial greenhouse gases, but their depth and design, the amount of submerged vegetation, and local climate influence how much.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunken. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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