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as in concave
curved inward
our convalescing guest's sunken cheeks soon filled out on a diet of my mother's cooking
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Recent Examples of sunken
The circular crystal grotto remains the heart of the property, with its daily meditation sessions, while a new sunken living room was added for lounging.
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
The 1980 structure overlooks Washington Square Park, which has been proposed for a future downtown ballpark for the Royals, and the site’s full footprint would be 11.6 acres with the addition of the Blue KC building and its sunken parking lot.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
They are often found around hydrothermal vents, hydrocarbon seeps or with organic falls like sunken wood and whale carcasses.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Approaching from the south, through a sunken courtyard, visitors will see the jagged fins—the tallest some ten metres high—against the Victorian Gothic backdrop of the Palace of Westminster.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
The 1980 structure overlooks Washington Square Park, which has been proposed for a future downtown ballpark for the Royals, and the site’s full footprint would be 11.6 acres with the addition of the Blue KC building and its sunken parking lot.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
They are often found around hydrothermal vents, hydrocarbon seeps or with organic falls like sunken wood and whale carcasses.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Approaching from the south, through a sunken courtyard, visitors will see the jagged fins—the tallest some ten metres high—against the Victorian Gothic backdrop of the Palace of Westminster.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunken
Adjective
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Lay a spoon face down over the top of a cup, with the rim of the glass about halfway down the concave part of the spoon.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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With their wide second-position pliés, concave torsos and jutting hips, the eight dancers often appear to be pulled downward and inward; a little shuddering step looks like an attempt to take off from the ground.—
Siobhan Burke,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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More strange phenomena begins happening at sea, leading her to realize an underwater presence is about to upset the fragile balance between human and nature.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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Triboelectric charge can also cause issues with medical cable assemblies and the cables used in underwater acoustical transducers.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Beharie’s ability to subtly emote with facial expressions and body language add complexity to an otherwise hollow Casey who at times can be frustrating to pin down and understand.—
Morgan A. Grain,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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These cat qubits are miniscule hollow structures of tantalum containing microwave radiation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a field test of the technology, the robot autonomously navigated a 4.5-km (2.8-mile) path across mountainous, aquatic, and urban terrain, reportedly outperforming traditional and multimodal robots in versatility, energy efficiency, and robustness.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
27 Feb. 2025
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The metropolis was populated by the aquatic descendants of pregnant African women who had been forced onto slave ships.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Today’s youth can feel depressed by the state of society while remaining incredibly sensitive, inventive, and caring.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Man Shares Theory About Why Gen Z Are Depressed By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 20 A 24-year-old marketing agency owner who lives in Tampa, Florida, has sparked discussion after sharing this theory about why Gen Z is depressed.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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It is expected the Chinese submarine force to grow to 65 boats by 2025 and 80 by 2035 because of an expansion of submarine construction capacity.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Deep Blue Sea—Learn about our oceans while on submarine Sea Lab Alpha with underwater explorers Marina and Reef.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Colin Grant Hiding in the Front Room The BBC series Mr Loverman, about a closeted West Indian grandfather and his family, explores the submerged emotional lives of the Windrush generation in Britain.—
The New York Review of Books,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Feb. 2025
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Authorities have confirmed that the remains found in a submerged car in a Utah reservoir belong to a man who disappeared more than 20 years ago.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunken. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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