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dimple

[dim-puhl] / ˈdɪm pəl /
NOUN
indentation
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Mary noticed a breast dimple in early 2023.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

"That is a pimple on a dimple on an ant's left cheek compared to what we need in the world," Banga said.

From Reuters Sep. 26, 2023

Chances are, the photos will show the waves in his dark hair and the dimple that emerges when he smiles.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2022

She was light personified — golden brown eyes, dangly earrings, stars on her T-shirt, a dimple in one cheek.

From New York Times Jun. 3, 2022

He smiled, his teeth unnervingly white, his dimple unnervingly handsome.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

From the vantage point of our helicopter above the Alps, you can make out scars and dimples from recent avalanches.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

In their 2017 study, the researchers mimicked some features of brochosomes, particularly the dimples and their distribution, using synthetic materials.

From Science Daily Mar. 18, 2024

You could fall into his dimples when he smiles.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2024

Only a decade ago did scientists begin to suspect that these dimples could be more than a relic of what once occupied space.

From Salon Dec. 1, 2023

He had given Pa all of his dimples, and Pa had given Uncle Darnell his long face.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The trouble is that females of the species Julodimorpha saundersii possess allurements that are orange and dimpled.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Mr. Close, soft-spoken and warm with a dimpled smile, was raised in Collyweston, with family roots that go back 400 years here.

From New York Times May 26, 2024

Exactly how currents and sediments move over the dimpled surface of the Sur Pockmark Field is still unknown.

From Science Daily May 21, 2024

A missing or dimpled primer at the bottom of the cartridge is another trait of dummy rounds.

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2024

She didn’t see that coming—a compliment, followed by a dimpled, bright smile.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Unlike many other breast cancers, she said symptoms could include itching, tingling, pulling sensations, dimpling or changes to the skin rather than a distinct lump.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

When he looked under a microscope, he saw small suckers dimpling the rock.

From Seattle Times Mar. 11, 2022

After setting the bread in your pan and dimpling your dough, drizzle the infused olive oil on top before baking.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2021

In the bowels of the jet, technicians have to remove multiple specialty fasteners on both sides of the inner fuselage skin, then install newly produced “shims” that fill out gaps and remove the structural dimpling.

From Reuters Feb. 25, 2021

Then she handed me a chocolate, her soft face dimpling as she unwrapped another for herself.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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