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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 rest of Curaçao’s eclectic must-dive list includes reefs, underwater caves, sunken ships, cars, and even an airplane wreck, all with healthy coral growth that attracts and sustains marine life.
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Erik Trinidad, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
There, in the scorching desert, guarded by fences and video surveillance, this fish swims around in a sunken fishbowl made of rock that's been its only natural home for millennia.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026
As my sunken heart leapt up, my limbs warmed with joy and relief.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Lounge in the sunken living room, avocado velour.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
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Erik Trinidad, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
There, in the scorching desert, guarded by fences and video surveillance, this fish swims around in a sunken fishbowl made of rock that's been its only natural home for millennia.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026
As my sunken heart leapt up, my limbs warmed with joy and relief.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Lounge in the sunken living room, avocado velour.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 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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The underwater world informed also her approach to accessories, which ranged from mesh handbags studded with transparent beads mimicking drops of water to statement necklaces, bracelets and belts evoking octopus tentacles and small anchovies.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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The Maldives Coast Guard began an over and underwater search for the four remaining divers, but once Benedetti’s body was found, the authorities began working under the assumption that the four remaining divers were inside the cave.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Checks to Trump properties, receipts from chauffeurs and a litany of payments to other charities sat alongside programs with hollow promises.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The Gemert bridge proposal was based on six similar hollow beams that were around one meter long, for a total of six meters in span.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Each wash cycle can release tiny plastic particles into wastewater systems, many of which eventually end up in oceans and other aquatic environments.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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Limbs, tails and nervous tissue can be damaged surprisingly easily in aquatic habitats filled with predators, debris, and competition.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Christophe is the spry, imaginative middle child to a stern farmer dad in an economically depressed countryside.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Postpartum depression, per Mayo Clinic, includes symptoms such as depressed mood, difficulty bonding with your baby, changes in appetite, intense irritability and more.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
19 May 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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Police also determined that the submerged van, which had the logo for Silver Taxi Cab Service of Waldorf, had gone missing in December 2014.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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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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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunken. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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