indentation
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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
Rachel suggested the indentation in her abdomen might have been an ovarian cyst, and a doctor agreed but took no further action.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
When the cell's receptors detect that the virus has attached, the membrane begins forming a small indentation at that spot.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025
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’d been clutching it in my fist so tightly, it left a little indentation on my palm when I opened my hand to show it to her.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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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
I dip my hands into one of the indentations in the rock, scooping up water, but I barely get any; the pool is not deep enough.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Vocabulary lists containing indentation
"A Rose for Emily"
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