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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
Convene in the sunken living room for a movie night—the 75-inch smart TV will deliver.
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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026
Traverse through the labyrinth-like sunken forest to see a hidden world of caves, grottos, waterfalls, ancient trees, and even older boulders.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
One legend has it that the dish was the result of ingredients salvaged by the sailors of a sunken ship.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
The town square's sunken fountain was replaced with artificial turf, more seating, public art and a large LED screen for sports events and other broadcasts.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026
Traverse through the labyrinth-like sunken forest to see a hidden world of caves, grottos, waterfalls, ancient trees, and even older boulders.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
One legend has it that the dish was the result of ingredients salvaged by the sailors of a sunken ship.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
The town square's sunken fountain was replaced with artificial turf, more seating, public art and a large LED screen for sports events and other broadcasts.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunken
Adjective
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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
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The cello’s top and back are made from flat, concave carbon-fiber panels.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Ponta do Ouro's warm waters offer some of the best diving spots in Africa, with plenty of coral reefs, whale and reef sharks, turtles, dolphins, and rays—plus, great visibility, a real perk for underwater photographers.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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Retreat was most pronounced where deep underwater pathways funnel warm ocean water toward the base of glaciers, Rignot said.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The easiest way to tell the difference is that raspberries are hollow and blackberries are solid.—
Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
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When someone loses collagen in their face, their temples and undereyes may become more hollow and fine lines more pronounced.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These provide new insights into semi-aquatic peirosaurid crocodyliforms and expand our understanding of their reproductive strategies.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
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But with Frisco's ramp closed, every boat that launches will need to go through Dillon, not to mention processes and procedures with taking boats out like aquatic nuisance species inspections.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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El Teniente's general manager, Claudio Sougarret, recently said production will be depressed for the next five years as a result of the accident.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Minnelli writes that Garland would remain in bed for days, depressed and heavily drugged.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 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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On Sunday, their aerial unit located his submerged pickup truck in a canal off East Cypress Creek Road, with his body inside.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Later clarification confirmed that the submarine is still preparing for submerged operations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunken. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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