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as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space
the dropped hammer left an indenture in the floor
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Recent Examples of indenture
In the mid–seventeenth century, fearful that the growing class of temporary and former servants might displace them, white property owners passed laws that phased out indentures for white people and established a system of chattel slavery (permanent and heritable) for Black people.
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Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 26 June 2023
Instead, Said found a Russian to take over his indenture, Nicholas Vassilievich Trubetzkoy, a 22-year-old godson of Czar Nicholas, who taught him Russian.
—Martha Anne Toll, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
Webster imagines her ancestor’s work as a milkmaid, the trial and her ultimate indenture on a plantation in Maryland where Molly met Bana’ka, the enslaved man who became the father of her children.
—Maud Newton, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
Kaz has promised to buy her indenture and set her free.
—Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023
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Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 26 June 2023
Instead, Said found a Russian to take over his indenture, Nicholas Vassilievich Trubetzkoy, a 22-year-old godson of Czar Nicholas, who taught him Russian.
—Martha Anne Toll, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
Webster imagines her ancestor’s work as a milkmaid, the trial and her ultimate indenture on a plantation in Maryland where Molly met Bana’ka, the enslaved man who became the father of her children.
—Maud Newton, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
Kaz has promised to buy her indenture and set her free.
—Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indenture
Noun
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The second-deepest hole, the German Continental Deep Drilling Programme, stretches 5.6 miles.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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Cracks and ridges in the ice constantly shifted the route to a permanent hole in the ice, named Ocean City, from which Hoppe and her team gathered hundreds of liters of seawater samples and hauled them back to the ship for analysis.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Apple announced its first Mac Studio updates in nearly two years today, a few months after bringing the M4 and M4 Pro chips to the Mac mini.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
5 Mar. 2025
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This is because of how these Ultra-grade M-series chips are produced.—
Joe Osborne,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The front patio features a bar, flat-screen TVs, fire pits and a retractable awning.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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Buyers crave expansive outdoor areas featuring infinity pools, hot tubs, and fire pits.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Just a few years ago, ADL found that 30 antisemitic indents nationwide were tied to Kanye’s 2022 antisemitic rants.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
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Use that old toothbrush for scrubbing tight corners, grout, and other indents or details.—
Bridget Reed Morawski,
Architectural Digest,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.—
Eduardo Medina,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Will be exciting to see if those Tractor Boys can plough a more productive furrow with a young Seagull flying with them.—
Ali Rampling,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Lionel Hahn/Getty Images For the actual ceremony and red carpet beforehand, Ryan chose a strapless burgundy gown with a low slit.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2025
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The look featured a semi-sheer element and included a dramatic thigh-high slit and plunging neckline with thin straps.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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The medical examiner also reported that there was evidence of fluid in Strain's chest cavity, but no water in his lungs, confusing the family on his cause of death.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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The glass sphere stopper lives underneath the cavity in the base of the piece.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
7 Mar. 2025
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The boy had scratches and red swelling on his chest and an indentation on his lower leg near his shin, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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Dusting sites look like small, round indentations or bowls in the dirt that usually have turkey feathers in them.—
Adam Moore,
Outdoor Life,
10 Mar. 2023
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“Indenture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indenture. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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