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indentation

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




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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

He finishes with special tools that carve out the metal and leave an indentation.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 9, 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

In the light of his lantern, Pinmei could see he had been looking for an indentation in the wall that was like a...handle?

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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

Kinter and Roberts said the indentations are streambeds that their Patwin ancestors committed to memory for when they needed water.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 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

Then he started pointing around the graveyard to other body-sized indentations in the dirt.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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