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dimpled

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verb

past tense of dimple

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dimpled
Adjective
Her legacy shines through in every quip and dimpled smile, a reminder of a star who owned every room. Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimpled
Adjective
  • It was cut in eight slices, each with one flat piece of pepperoni and and one cupped piece.
    Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Aan of mixed fruit was dented badly enough to get hit with a Stop Sale.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, sharp spending cuts have angered many, while corruption allegations against senior officials have dented his party’s odds ahead of next month’s vote, which could determine the future of Milei’s presidency.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • BepiColumbo conducted a close flyby of Mercury in January, taking some spectacular images of its pockmarked surface.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Within a year, Forest had been relegated and Clough — visibly unwell, face reddened and pockmarked — had been ushered into retirement, aged 58.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ronny curled into the passenger seat and switched the track to a rolling-bass beat from Future.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The white beard, the twinkling eyes behind round spectacles, the mustache curled with wax at its ends are all real, all his.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Three months ago, manager John Schneider stood in the cavernous hallway outside Yankee Stadium’s road clubhouse.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • An infection here can cause cavernous sinus thrombosis, a blood clot that may result in facial paralysis, stroke, or death.1 What Is the 'Triangle of Death'?
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Forty-five minutes later, the racetrack appears almost without warning — coiled like a basking viper in the Tuscan countryside.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.
    Miriam Toews September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The carbon-containing alveolar macrophages in COPD patients’ lungs were also larger than macrophages without visible carbon, the study found.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • The alveolar bone is the specialized bone in the jaw that surrounds and supports the roots of the teeth.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • What's more, unlike the DeathAdder V4 Pro, which feels almost hollow in your hand, the Mouse-A feels like its weight is concentrated at the center.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends, and the singular identity of his beloved hollow-body Gibson guitar named Lucille.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Dimpled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimpled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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