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Recent Examples of dimple
Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
That plate has 20,000 very small dimples on its surface.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Abdullah had lively eyes, dimpled cheeks and a goofy sense of humor.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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Noun
Repeat this process, working your way from one edge to the other, spacing the dimples about 1 ½ inches apart.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
That plate has 20,000 very small dimples on its surface.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
From some untrodden, internal place, a visceral memory stirred, of holding up the page with Felicity pictured vertically in the centerfold, the midsection of her floral everyday dress dimpled by the magazine’s staples.
—Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Abdullah had lively eyes, dimpled cheeks and a goofy sense of humor.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimple
Noun
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There are pockets for those poor, icy hands of yours.—
Dave Schilling,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Gregg prescribes periodic breaks from his luscious phrases; the dancers to step out completely or simply turn away and put their hands in their pockets.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This year a typhoon and extreme heat dented the harvest, scrambling prices for kumquats and other ornamental plants associated with the holiday, known as Tet in Vietnam.—
Mike Ives,
New York Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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With no monthly fees, this deal ensures premium home security without denting your wallet.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Valproic acid causes birth defects that can be detected in utero such as oral clefts or spina bifida.—
Almut Winterstein,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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Now that she’s become well known not only for her art and fashion, but for being a cleft advocate, speaking around the country about her experience with a cleft lip and palate, Glasses has been traveling a lot for personal appearances, which leaves precious little time for weaving.—
Booth Moore,
WWD,
29 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Over 500 athletes from 23 nations came together to participate in the sports tournament, which added the new winter sports of alpine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing, biathlon, skeleton and wheelchair curling to its lineup for the first time.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Dust devils curled upwards toward the cerulean sky.—
Sue Mead,
Popular Science,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The 30-second spot, which included a cameo of his then wife, Jennifer Lopez, garnered 7 billion impressions for the company after its first airing, according to Dunkin' President Scott Murphy in a 2024 interview with Entreprenuer magazine.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The director Clint Bentley’s new film was a major surprise for me; his first feature, Jockey, left only a slight impression upon critics, and adapting the work of the novelist Denis Johnson has long been a tricky cinematic task.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The New York Rangers’ Jonathan Quick is one of the few remaining goalies who likes to get low, coiling his body in the crease like a snake and peering through everybody’s legs.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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The second movement was deliberately paced yet coiled with restrained energy; the lyricism felt expansive without losing forward momentum.—
Zachary Woolfe,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The villa was used for both housing and agriculture, and items like axes, gouges, hipposandal to protect horse hooves, coins and slag were found throughout the property, according to the release.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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De la Torre listened, tracking as the pygmy marmosets made their way from their sleeping tree toward the amber trunk, which was pocked with their gouges and oozing clear resin.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Inside, though, Carolina is, in her own words, spiraling.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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If left unchecked, insulin resistance can spiral into prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic conditions.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Dimple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimple. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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