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as in dent
a sunken area forming a separate space
the previous occupant's furniture had left some fairly noticeable indentations in the carpet
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Recent Examples of indentation
The grid pattern is what differentiates a coffered ceiling from a tray ceiling, which would consist of one large indentation.
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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Press your thumb into the top of the dough ball to make an indentation for filling.
—Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
What’s more, the indentations could provide additional insights about early microbial life on Earth, which thrived when oxygen wasn’t present.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Eventually, the caverns’ ceilings might have collapsed, making the large indentations on the lakebed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Press your thumb into the top of the dough ball to make an indentation for filling.
—Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
What’s more, the indentations could provide additional insights about early microbial life on Earth, which thrived when oxygen wasn’t present.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Eventually, the caverns’ ceilings might have collapsed, making the large indentations on the lakebed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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Photos and videos clearly show the damage to the aircraft's fuselage, including punctures and dents, which strongly point to a strike by an air defense missile.Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Compared to the richest man in South Korea Jay Y. Lee, the Squid Game winner still doesn’t really have a dent in wealth for the top 1%.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
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As a result, instead of data being stored via two-state binary code, it can be stored via a three-state ternary code in which the absence of an indent is a 0, a 0.3- to 1.0-nanometer-deep indent is a 1, and a 1.5- to 2.5-nanometer-deep indent is a 2.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
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Celebrity nail artist Queenie Nguyen gives these bright copper nails indents and groves for a unique way to dress them up.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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The pieces vary in size and shape; a few have small holes cut in them.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Some holes can’t be filled, and no writer, no matter how skilled, can return their subject to anything truly resembling life.Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Southeast Asia also has a significant presence in strategic sectors like chips and green energy.Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 16 Jan. 2025
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Some people, like TSMC founder Morris Chang, have been very critical of attempts to bring chip manufacturing back to the U.S.Charlie Campbell, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Educational Campaigns: Promoting oral hygiene and nutrition among families can effectively address cavity prevention.Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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If these gaps are deep, expanding foam insulation designed for window and door use may be necessary to fill the cavity.Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
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Cider’s has a bit of stretch and a subtle side slit.Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
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The beaded gown draped down the front and back of Ora's body, and included high slits on either side, going up to her shoulders, leaving much of her body exposed.Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Little ones can frolic in the Snow Bounce room or in a pit of fake snowballs in the Northern Lights section, where representations of the aurora borealis drift above.The New York Times, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Tens of thousands exposed in Iraq, Afghanistan Disposing of trash in open-air burn pits was a common practice, especially at U.S. bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, which together burned trash in more than 270 pits in 2010, according to an estimate by the U.S. Defense Department's Central Command.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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While that presented a challenge at first, Oliver eventually found a groove.Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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This track is dedicated to the beloved Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento and offers a delightful take on a groove Nascimento has used himself.Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Indentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indentation. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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