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as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space
there was a big dent in the car's hood where something had hit it
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as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
a little belt-tightening would at least make a small dent in our credit-card debt
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as in to reduce
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
hopefully this vacation won't dent our bank account too much
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Recent Examples of dent
Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
And the piping needed would put a small dent in the battery's capacity per volume if so.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Obviously various scandals continue to dent their popularity.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
If 99 workers are indeed laid off as part of these changes, that would make a sizable dent in the union.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
And the piping needed would put a small dent in the battery's capacity per volume if so.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
The new capital framework will raise the amount of capital banks will be required to have to lend to customers thereby denting their profit.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Obviously various scandals continue to dent their popularity.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dent
Noun
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Berkshire showcased mental fortitude on No. 17, perhaps the most famous par-3 hole on the PGA Tour.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
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Fill the planting hole with garden soil, pressing the soil down gently with your hand.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported the program resulted in a 20% decrease in gambling activities after just a single school year.—
Adam Hudacek,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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Ghrelin, an appetite stimulant, rises when you are sleep-deprived, and leptin decreases.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These layoffs reduced staffing at some local weather forecast offices to threadbare levels, causing some to reduce their services.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Although reducing the property tax burden could provide significant benefits to business owners and homeowners, there’s no guarantee that landlords would pass those savings on to their tenants.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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In addition, federal dollars have gone to replacing over 45 outdated pit or camping toilets at 17 different parks, forests and boat launch facilities across the state, ensuring recreational facilities are kept safe and clean, according to DEEP.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
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The front patio features a bar, flat-screen TVs, fire pits and a retractable awning.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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Traders are assigning virtually no probability of a cut at next week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting and only about a 1-in-4 chance of a reduction in May, according to CME Group calculations.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Dudek acknowledged that at least 7,000 SSA employees are slated to lose their jobs, while the agency is undergoing structural consolidation, including the reduction of 10 regional offices to four and the termination of multiple field office leases.—
Dan Cody,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The medical examiner also reported that there was evidence of fluid in Strain's chest cavity, but no water in his lungs, confusing the family on his cause of death.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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The glass sphere stopper lives underneath the cavity in the base of the piece.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The dizzying, battering swings for stocks have been coming not just day to day but also hour to hour, and the Dow hurtled between a slight gain and a drop of 689 points on Thursday.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Visitors can admire its thunderous drop from various aerial viewpoints or take a walk along the valley floor for a different perspective.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In Florida, nearly all 67 counties saw a decline in childhood immunizations among kindergartners since COVID came in 2020, state data shows.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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In the late nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire, fearing decline, pursued modernizing reforms.—
Charlie Tyson,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Dent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dent. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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