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as in concave
curved inward
our convalescing guest's sunken cheeks soon filled out on a diet of my mother's cooking
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Recent Examples of sunken
The latest: An event tomorrow will commemorate the Titanic and the nearly 1,500 people who died on the sunken ship 113 years ago.
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
The sunken living room had two steps, which the couple worried might be a tripping hazard.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 1 May 2025
My new favourite spot nearby was a long, sunken garden, complete with stone fountains, a gravelly terrace, and grand staircases sprawling down from street level.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Think of it as a sunken, outside sitting room for year-round entertaining.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
The sunken living room had two steps, which the couple worried might be a tripping hazard.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 1 May 2025
My new favourite spot nearby was a long, sunken garden, complete with stone fountains, a gravelly terrace, and grand staircases sprawling down from street level.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Think of it as a sunken, outside sitting room for year-round entertaining.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunken
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White diamonds are placed on a concave surface with a gold ball in the center representing the pupil of the eye that rotates on an axis to reveal a round, brilliant center diamond encircled by white diamond baguettes.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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With a 5,000-seat auditorium and a concave roof referencing the curve of Asante royal stools, it was intended to be much more than just a cathedral.—
Francis Kokoroko,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The teen was not wearing a life jacket and disappeared after stepping off an underwater shelf, according to a statement from the Austin Police Department cited by the outlet.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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The veteran broadcaster, who turned 99 last month (and received birthday wishes from William), also shares lighthearted memories from his early days of underwater filming — including struggling to use an old-fashioned diving helmet — before turning to the urgent message of his new film.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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For the last 26 years, the world’s most famous arena has been hollow in June.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The rise of advertising, credit, and Facebook made meaning feel personal but hollow.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Passing scientists caught the aquatic animal — and discovered a new species.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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The chalet feels like a portal to a green aquatic world.—
Chiara Barzini,
Vogue,
3 June 2025
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The results: enrollees had less financial stress and were less likely to be depressed, but there was no difference in their physical health.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Even at a time when film and TV production in Southern California is depressed, A-listers want to spend their time between takes in plush surroundings.—
William Earl,
Variety,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Courtney has been pushing the Navy to adopt measures to expand what has become known as the submarine industrial base.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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It is expected the Chinese submarine force to grow to 65 boats by 2025 and 80 by 2035 because of an expansion of submarine construction capacity.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Ancient protein fragments within the jaw’s teeth revealed the bone, known as Penghu 1, belonged to a Denisovan man who likely lived on a submerged land bridge that once connected what’s now China and Taiwan.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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There is nothing glamorous about it, but the reward lies beneath the water in submerged nets dotted with plump oysters.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunken. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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