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Recent Examples of dimple
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
The holes create turbulence—much like dimples on a golf ball or seams on a baseball do—which controls the trajectory.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Abdullah had lively eyes, dimpled cheeks and a goofy sense of humor.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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Noun
Its even heat retention, nonstick enamel coating, and moisture-retaining dimples are second to none.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
The holes create turbulence—much like dimples on a golf ball or seams on a baseball do—which controls the trajectory.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
From some untrodden, internal place, a visceral memory stirred, of holding up the page with Felicity pictured vertically in the centerfold, the midsection of her floral everyday dress dimpled by the magazine’s staples.
—Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Abdullah had lively eyes, dimpled cheeks and a goofy sense of humor.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimple
Noun
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There’s even a secure zipper pocket to store extras in, like snacks, hand sanitizer, or comfy flip-flops.—
Olivia Bria,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2025
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Mini satin-stitch pocket details add a playful touch, making every piece a wearable work of art.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Sources say projects are being given the go-ahead by the government to use the incentive, but feel that there is a hefty backlog and that claims are being processed slowly, denting confidence when producers are mulling where and when to set up projects.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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And countries whose shipments to the U.S. are socked with tariffs could retaliate with their own levies on U.S. exports, further denting the economy.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Now that she’s become well known not only for her art and fashion, but for being a cleft advocate, speaking around the country about her experience with a cleft lip and palate, Glasses has been traveling a lot for personal appearances, which leaves precious little time for weaving.—
Booth Moore,
WWD,
29 Oct. 2024
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This bacteria is commonly carried in the nostrils, between the legs, in the armpits, and in the cleft between the buttocks.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
27 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Smoke curled around my body as Maria Garcia, a Yucatec Maya healer, walked around me in circles, swinging a pail of incense.—
Gina DeCaprio Vercesi,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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While certain products can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The impression of Breillat created by her films is that of a person who is unafraid of—who perhaps even delights in—confrontation.—
Victoria Uren,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to Time, but the incident left a lasting, bitter impression about banks in Jackson’s mind.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The New York Rangers’ Jonathan Quick is one of the few remaining goalies who likes to get low, coiling his body in the crease like a snake and peering through everybody’s legs.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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The second movement was deliberately paced yet coiled with restrained energy; the lyricism felt expansive without losing forward momentum.—
Zachary Woolfe,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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De la Torre listened, tracking as the pygmy marmosets made their way from their sleeping tree toward the amber trunk, which was pocked with their gouges and oozing clear resin.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
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All these gems are embedded in a wooden shell made of oak, sculpted with a gouge, just like the artisans who craft the cognac barrels.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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After a mission goes belly-up in Prague, resulting in Owen getting blood on his hands while saving Max (who is trying to buy her way back into Belarus), Owen emotionally spirals and decides to quit the CIA.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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More importantly, however, this dynamic channels real offscreen tensions into onscreen confrontations, which lends an emotional reality to the situation as Pasqual’s life spirals out of control.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Dimple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimple. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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