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adjective

Definition of dentednext
as in concave
curved inward the dented car fender bore silent testament to an accident that no one in the family was owning up to

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dented

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verb

past tense of dent
as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent hopefully this vacation won't dent our bank account too much

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  1. concave
  2. reduced
  3. hollow
  4. sunken
  5. depleted
  6. depressed
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, centrifugal force beckons the balls to the dip in the concave disc’s center.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of concave
Verb
  • This year, major pharmacy chains might have reduced hours around the holidays.
    Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The combined policies could have reduced or eliminated the education debts of millions of Americans.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of reduced
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of hollow
Adjective
  • The Chinese geophysicist, marine technologist, robot designer, and filmmaker challenged himself to locate the sunken vessel and resurface the tale of villainy and heroism behind it.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The era embraced brightly colored tile, sunken bathtubs, carpeted floors, and other accoutrements that were then the cutting edge of bathroom decorating.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sunken
Verb
  • But Pacquiao, trying to look celebratory while actually looking exhausted and depleted, was a cautionary tale for any 40-year-old exchanging a thousand punches in 45 minutes with somebody about half his age.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology said the country needs better data to provide a comprehensive picture of how much groundwater there is and how fast it is being depleted.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of depleted
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of depressed
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