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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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dented
Adjective
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White diamonds are placed on a concave surface with a gold ball in the center representing the pupil of the eye that rotates on an axis to reveal a round, brilliant center diamond encircled by white diamond baguettes.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025 -
With a 5,000-seat auditorium and a concave roof referencing the curve of Asante royal stools, it was intended to be much more than just a cathedral.—
Francis Kokoroko,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Verb
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The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For the last 26 years, the world’s most famous arena has been hollow in June.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The rise of advertising, credit, and Facebook made meaning feel personal but hollow.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Reckoning’s convoluted plot concerns Ethan and his team’s mission to retrieve the Entity’s source code from that sunken submarine, which Ethan must do, with (of course) limited time and resources, in this set piece.—
Jason Bailey,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
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Among the many highlights is a sunken fireside living room boasting a large arched picture window overlooking the backyard.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The bodies of some of the dead whales have appeared depleted and malnourished, leading some scientists to believe the problem could be a lack of food.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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But their pitching rotation is depleted, largely due to a few injuries, so the Cubs may look for a trade partner to help boost the pitching staff.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That would increase to 40% for productions outside of the Los Angeles area, or in economically depressed areas of Los Angeles.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Escorting the world's loneliest elephant across Asia In 2020, when most of the world was sealed up due to the COVID pandemic, Cher was flying around Asia fighting for Kaavan, a depressed elephant, stuck in a particularly nasty zoo in Pakistan.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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“Dented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dented. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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