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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
Sure enough, photos show firefighters arrived to see a sunken pickup with the headlines still on, and the driver standing atop a truck bed cover in the dark.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2026
The dictator had set his mind on claiming all the sunken treasure off his country’s coast and would brook no competition.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Explore the Museum of Underwater Art, Australia Snorkelers and scuba divers glide by dozens of underwater art installations at this museum filled with sunken treasures.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2026
Activities and Experiences The Albert features a sunken pool that mirrors classic Texas swimming holes.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2026
The dictator had set his mind on claiming all the sunken treasure off his country’s coast and would brook no competition.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Explore the Museum of Underwater Art, Australia Snorkelers and scuba divers glide by dozens of underwater art installations at this museum filled with sunken treasures.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2026
Activities and Experiences The Albert features a sunken pool that mirrors classic Texas swimming holes.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
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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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Your sign’s financial sector has reactive influences, and good decisions are seldom made when Universal stars are underwater.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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As navies race to expand their underwater presence, autonomous systems are becoming central to maritime strategy.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Since 1989, the water provider has recruited fishy friends to feast on the aquatic plants that would otherwise choke the canals.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources began a series of reintroduction efforts in the 1990s, and over the past three decades, Hoosiers have spotted the small semi-aquatic mammals in almost every corner of Indiana and elsewhere in Marion County.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And very plain and simple, just depressed.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 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 20 Feb. 2026.
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