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indent

verb as in make a space; push in slightly

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The firths of Forth and Clyde indent the country very deeply on the east and west, almost dividing it into two parts.

It encloses many large islands, and contains large bays and gulfs which deeply indent the northern shores of the three continents.

Drop down a few more lines before you begin with the text, and indent about an inch for the beginning of each paragraph.

All stage directions have been uniformly formatted to a left uniform indent instead of a right page margin.

Many a youth would think it hard to indent himself a slave for fourteen years.

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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to indent, such as: bash, cut, dent, depress, dint, and hollow.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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