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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
Photo : Charlie Young for Sotheby’s International Realty A sunken living room.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
Also on this level are a laundry room and a sunken family room, once the home’s garage, where a wood-burning stove sits in one corner.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The sunken dining room’s elevated stage features live entertainment as performers float through the restaurant playing saxophone sets.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Gold Rush and Sunken Ships Experience San Francisco's origins as a trading village, as well as hidden remains of sunken ships and artifacts from the Gold Rush.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
Also on this level are a laundry room and a sunken family room, once the home’s garage, where a wood-burning stove sits in one corner.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The sunken dining room’s elevated stage features live entertainment as performers float through the restaurant playing saxophone sets.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Gold Rush and Sunken Ships Experience San Francisco's origins as a trading village, as well as hidden remains of sunken ships and artifacts from the Gold Rush.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunken
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Meanwhile, centrifugal force beckons the balls to the dip in the concave disc’s center.Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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We’re particularly intrigued by the front fascia which has a concave section that suggests the division’s trademark Panamerican grille could be in line for a radical reimagining.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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Off the shore of Naples, Italy, divers examined an underwater mosaic dated to around the third century C.E.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Among other things, Anduril will be supplying Australia with its Ghost Shark unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) as part of the deal.William Hartung, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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These stars sparkle from within a hollow cavity in a billowing cloud of gas and dust, its thick swirls shining in brilliant blues, like a flashlight cutting through the fog.Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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His cheeks were hollow, and a grizzled beard, which hadn’t seen a proper shave in weeks, made his face look older and all the more haggard.Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Food web: Less ice and warmer waters can cause phytoplankton − microscopic plant-like organisms that form the base of many aquatic food webs − to bloom earlier than the zooplankton that feed on them.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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With his vaguely aquatic look, the massive kaiju might have emerged from the ocean, which could tie him into a potential Aquaman story arc.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Half of Wisconsin high schoolers reported feeling anxious, a third depressed and a fifth self-harming, according to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2021, Antigo, a town of about 8,000 and the county seat of Langlade County, is no different.Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Starting with him all depressed, doing a team-up, switching sides, going through this whole emotional journey with his grandfather, and everything that that entails as well.Josh Weiss, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Deep Blue Sea—Learn about our oceans while on submarine Sea Lab Alpha with underwater explorers Marina and Reef.Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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Known as an innovator in the grocery business, Violante enhanced the experience at Holiday Market with an in-store bakery, freshly made submarine sandwiches, and beers from around the world, according to his family obituary.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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Several cold missing persons cases have been solved when their bodies or remains are later found in submerged cars.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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In Washington state, commercial divers net $132K per year on average - working underwater to install, repair or maintain submerged energy equipment.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunken. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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