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indentation

[in-den-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪn dɛnˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
gouge
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STRONG




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Samsung worked to make this indentation less visible when the screen is completely flat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The researchers then tested the jaws using several indentation depths.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

Rachel, who does not want the BBC to use her surname, said an indentation in her abdomen had been picked up during a regular colonoscopy for another condition.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2026

For air-fried burgers, flatten your patties as much as possible and press an indentation in the center to prevent them from puffing up.

From Salon Mar. 8, 2025

I push my finger against the very tip of the mirror's handle, and the blood pools inside an indentation.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Nervous consumers are also avoiding berries and herbs, which have indentations that can trap microscopic parasites, though they haven’t been implicated in the recent outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The two bioswales in the front are like planted indentations in the ground that fill with water after a heavy rain and hold it long enough that it sinks in.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2024

He mostly cut freehand, sometimes using indentations he made with his fingernails as outlines, then dyed his creations with green, pink, red and yellow pigments.

From New York Times Mar. 20, 2024

Ocean Spray cranberry sauce, coaxed out of the can with its ringed indentations intact.

From Salon Nov. 23, 2023

Garrett is on his knees licking the boulder, catching tiny rivulets that course down its side—and then I see that there are dips and indentations on the surface of the flat stone.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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