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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Last month, a report from the Cochrane Collaboration, an independent group that systematically analyzes scientific research, found only a slight benefit in adding fluoride to tap water, leading to slightly fewer cavities in children’s baby teeth.
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Nadia Kounang, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Scientists were able to extract RNA fragments from the Tasmanian tiger’s tongue, nasal cavity, brain and eye, per the statement.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
When digging into the ground, an animal might dig straight down to create a shallow cavity.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Remove the neck and giblets from your turkey and rinse the cavity.
—Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024
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Nadia Kounang, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Scientists were able to extract RNA fragments from the Tasmanian tiger’s tongue, nasal cavity, brain and eye, per the statement.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
When digging into the ground, an animal might dig straight down to create a shallow cavity.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Remove the neck and giblets from your turkey and rinse the cavity.
—Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024
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Phoenix Open concerts 2025: This power couple will play the 16th hole Coliseum The plan, intended to prevent more traffic congestion and safeguard existing infrastructure, was developed by city, state and business leaders who make up the MAG's Regional Transportation Policy Committee.Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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That will open up a huge hole for one player in particular: Allyce Jones.Todd Boss, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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While Democrats hope to hold it, Republicans are looking to flip it, making a slight dent into the Democratic supermajority in Sacramento.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the market has been able to grow and mature so much that now law enforcement action against even one part of it is unlikely to make any lasting dent in the spread of infostealers.Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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The calm, healing energy of our curandera soothed my nerves, as did her nurturing voice, guiding us through each of the seven 10-minute long sessions, each of which gets hotter and hotter as more rocks are placed on the fire pit.Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Guests can enjoy a hot tub, hammock, fire pit, picnic area, and charming paths.Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 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 19 Nov. 2024.
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