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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
At one grave site found just a few miles from Damascus, more than 20 indentations of sunken sand mark individual mass graves where Moustafa, the activist, says about 20,000 bodies are believed to be buried.
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
Taller private buildings were restricted, leading urban mansions to expand downward to create sunken floors, Mogetta said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
The mission will require plumbing the depths for a sunken Russian sub, hanging from the wing of a biplane – and no less than an aircraft carrier.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Southwest winds pushed water from the western basin of the lake toward the eastern basin, causing water levels near Kingsville to drop and revealing parts of the lakebed, including the top of the sunken vessel.
—Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
Taller private buildings were restricted, leading urban mansions to expand downward to create sunken floors, Mogetta said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
The mission will require plumbing the depths for a sunken Russian sub, hanging from the wing of a biplane – and no less than an aircraft carrier.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Southwest winds pushed water from the western basin of the lake toward the eastern basin, causing water levels near Kingsville to drop and revealing parts of the lakebed, including the top of the sunken vessel.
—Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 28 Nov. 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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The South China Sea was chosen for training because of its complex underwater environment and high submarine activity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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But for now, scientists cannot rule out the possibility that one slipped past Earth nearly three years ago, sending a lone emissary into an underwater neutrino detector.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Her hollow eyes and unflinching face lend Ju-Ju a gut-wrenching passivity and naivete.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Values once celebrated now appear hollow and collapsed.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Up to 3,000 spectators gathered on Sundays to watch aquatic shows, synchronized swimmers, and fashion shows that defined an era.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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Speedo’s parent company, Pentland Brands, plans to move its North American headquarters from Orange County to Long Beach, which has emerged as a hub for aquatic sports for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Aside from the loneliness, Rowland says day-after-day stuck inside has left her depressed and fearing the worst.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The first episode largely focuses on the male perspective through the eyes of the angry, lonely, and depressed Jeremy (Jaquel Spivey).—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Despite the ongoing retirement of older hulls, the PLAN's submarine force is expected to grow to 65 units by 2025 and 80 units by 2035 due to an expansion of submarine construction capacity.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 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 31 Jan. 2026.
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