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Recent Examples of dimple
Kate Williams, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Small notches hold tank tops and more delicate sleeves in place, while the contoured sides prevent dimples from forming at the shoulders of your favorite sweaters.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026
Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
The cells actually dimpled inward as the mitochondria migrated, forming a halo around the nucleus.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Use your thumbs to create a 1-inch dimple in the center of each patty.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Small notches hold tank tops and more delicate sleeves in place, while the contoured sides prevent dimples from forming at the shoulders of your favorite sweaters.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
The cells actually dimpled inward as the mitochondria migrated, forming a halo around the nucleus.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimple
Noun
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In the pool table after the doubleheader defeat, several balls were sitting in a corner pocket.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sellers still has work to do as a decision-maker from the pocket.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Margins for ServiceNow were a concern, and so was subscription revenue growth, which was dented by the war.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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The controversy could dent Anthropic’s bottom line amid an increasingly bitter race with rival OpenAI.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From his flat top, cleft chin, starched collar, and tight shirt to the crease in his trousers tucked into black boots.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
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Step a few metres and the view morphs: a new cleft, a sudden overhang, a corridor of stone that narrows to a postcard of sky.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The cashier responded by extending his thumb, index finger, and pinky finger while keeping his middle and ring fingers curled against his palm.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Comprising irregular, curling and warped forms, the bed is crafted from stainless steel, powder coated in pink and black shades, with its design reportedly informed by female eroticism and intuition.—
Francesca Perry,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sadiq ended up going 16th to the New York Jets, but my impression is the Panthers would have taken Freeling over him anyway.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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After all, your garage door is one of your home's opportunities to make a first impression.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But when classes resumed this week for the first time since the Iran war began, coiled barbed wire blocked the Palestinian siblings’ path to the village center.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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As a performer, Tetzloff uses a natural physicality, at times leaning back from the piano as if to take a good look at his hands on the keys, and at other times coiling forward in rapt concentration.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For low-income families especially, this was a painful gouge into their incomes.—
Robert Hormats,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Boise’s 200-plus miles of Foothills trails are largely in clay-heavy soils, which means use during wet weather in the winter can leave gouges and erosion that dry and harden into deep ruts.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The arrest caused the Kinahan gang to spiral.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Beautiful spiraling displays of z'labia (Texans might call it a funnel cake), fried just behind the counter.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Dimple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimple. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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