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dimpled

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verb

past tense of dimple

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimpled
Verb
  • The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.
    Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Comment In the semi-twilight of tech rehearsal at the cavernous Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, Tina Landau is scrutinizing the movement of lanterns.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • There are sumptuous lounges for guests to unwind in the cavernous Aula Magna, or Great Hall.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But in fact these dental alveolar syndesmoses (technical speak for the tiny ligamentous joint between the tooth and jaw socket) move all the time.
    Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Getting a tooth pulled carries a risk of experiencing a dry socket, also known as alveolar osteitis.
    Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • But that commentary, too, manages to be remarkably hollow.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 17 Apr. 2025
  • At the same time that was hollow in many ways as the ban prevented the AP from the White House pool, which includes access to events in the Oval Office, Air Force One travel as well as more formal events in the East Room.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The most powerful performance —compressed, sorrowful — comes from The Matrix's Joe Pantoliano.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Share repurchases, especially in such a compressed time frame, reflect a high level of conviction from management.
    Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Madrid, whose calendar is now rather less full, have wounded egos to repair.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • In 2013, three people were killed and hundreds were wounded during the Boston Marathon bombings, when two men detonated homemade bombs at the race's finish line.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Under the new system, there would be capacity for 480 students at Rebound — 260 more than are now enrolled.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In the Kansas 3rd District, which includes southern Wyandotte County, Johnson County and areas southwest of the metro, 53,000 people are enrolled, or 7% of the population.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Dimpled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimpled. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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