as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space
a cavity in the lawn where a tree stump had been removed
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Recent Examples of cavity
As an audience member, watching a parasitic monster violently force its way out of a human chest cavity is a wholly unpleasant sight — one that’s been effectively captivating audiences since the Alien franchise began almost half a century ago.
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Josh Weiss, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Cobb is an advocate of water fluoridation to prevent cavities.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
That, dental experts warn, could make for more cavities.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The chemical has been added to U.S. water since 1945 to help prevent tooth decay and is one of the most common ways to prevent cavities.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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Josh Weiss, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Cobb is an advocate of water fluoridation to prevent cavities.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
That, dental experts warn, could make for more cavities.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The chemical has been added to U.S. water since 1945 to help prevent tooth decay and is one of the most common ways to prevent cavities.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavity
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Still, with the pitching shored up, Cashman has a whole lot more work to do, with holes at first base and third base and maybe center field.Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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According to the suit, Teresa Gonzales was out on a walk when witnesses, who were not named in the suit, reported seeing a woman falling through a repair hole into a sewage line.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Despite the enthusiasm, modular companies have yet to establish significant pipelines of projects, and few are constructing the large apartment complexes that might put a dent in the housing shortage.Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
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Precipitation in West Virginia helped put a dent in the state's worst drought in at least two decades and boosted ski resorts preparing to open their slopes in the weeks ahead.CBS News, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
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Upon entry, there is a little conversation pit set up with Jenga and some lovely coffee table books to peruse.Emme Hall, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
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Comfy chalets and a chic campsite nestled among cabernet vineyards create a magical setting with twinkling lights, crackling fire pits, and beautifully decorated trees.Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Antonio Stradivari, for instance, carefully tinkered with the geometry of his violins—the relative concavity of the back and the front, the thickness of the wood—to produce his legendary results.Chris Almeida, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2024
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Fluted white marble columns sit on black granite pedestals, carrying the eye upward to where lines slide over, folds narrow, and concavities become convex.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Aug. 2023
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“Cavity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavity. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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