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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
The site of the former plant is now a large sunken rectangle of open space, with grass growing over earth, shattered concrete, and broken bricks.
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John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
An extensive remodel unveiled a classic sunken fireplace that had been covered up by carpet.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Another boater reported the sunken ship Wednesday afternoon to Brewster Fire and Rescue, which then notified the Massachusetts State Police and Massachusetts Environmental Police.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
The most prominent art piece is a copper oak tree that stands next to the sunken living room.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
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John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
An extensive remodel unveiled a classic sunken fireplace that had been covered up by carpet.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Another boater reported the sunken ship Wednesday afternoon to Brewster Fire and Rescue, which then notified the Massachusetts State Police and Massachusetts Environmental Police.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
The most prominent art piece is a copper oak tree that stands next to the sunken living room.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunken
Adjective
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Alpine slides are similar but have a continuous, concave surface instead of a track.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 July 2025
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High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Trump is slightly underwater on immigration in the RealClearPolitics polling average, a change from earlier in his second term.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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In 1974, architects designed an underwater research station where people would be able to communicate with dolphins.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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It's named after the legendary South African, who famously played his tee shot into the hollow all four days during the 1951 Open.—
Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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That’s the purpose of these hearings, just to show how hollow these people are and how the language really was used for power.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Pumpkinseeds eat small aquatic invertebrates, insects such as crickets and grasshoppers, minnows and other small fish, snails, worms, mollusks, pieces of vegetation and mosquito larvae, lots of them, which should make humans happy.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Cleaning up the river also helps provide clean water to people and aquatic and land species.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Too little could leave you feeling down and even depressed.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Francis was depressed and couldn’t get out of bed for months, and in July 1976, a jury awarded her $2.6 million, finding the Howard Johnson chain responsible for her unsafe room.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Courtney has been pushing the Navy to adopt measures to expand what has become known as the submarine industrial base.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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It is expected the Chinese submarine force to grow to 65 boats by 2025 and 80 by 2035 because of an expansion of submarine construction capacity.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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She is briefly mentioned in the exhibition; her inclusion, and that of other people whose remains have been found in submerged sites, was treated with sensitivity, Hanson says.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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Others will start looking in the river for signs of submerged vehicles.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunken. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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