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dimple

[dim-puhl] / ˈdɪm pəl /
NOUN
indentation
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Mary noticed a breast dimple in early 2023.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

"That is a pimple on a dimple on an ant's left cheek compared to what we need in the world," Banga said.

From Reuters Sep. 26, 2023

Chances are, the photos will show the waves in his dark hair and the dimple that emerges when he smiles.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2022

Multidirectional brushstrokes mold and dimple the paint, which is gritty with textures, arousing our sense of touch.

From Washington Post Oct. 6, 2022

I cast a sidelong glance at his face and the incredibly delicious dimple that every smile of his reveals.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

From the vantage point of our helicopter above the Alps, you can make out scars and dimples from recent avalanches.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

Shaped like the human form and available in four body types, CTOAN’s designs feature rolls and butt dimples, top surgery scars, and stretch marks.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2025

When I met an Australian guy named Aaron out at a gay bar one night, it felt easy and light; we bantered well, and he had big dimples, and I was myself.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2024

As tension is applied across the elastic nanosheet in one direction, it expands out in the other dimension as the dimples flatten.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2024

Walowick, a Polish lad with dimples who looked like he had more teeth than he needed, looked up from his magazine, flashed a smile, and went back to reading.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

Since Deutch’s first lead role in the undervalued 2014 “Twilight” piggybacker “Vampire Academy,” her screen presence has been 15-going-on-45: a dimpled ingenue with the confident patter of a Preston Sturges heroine.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The trouble is that females of the species Julodimorpha saundersii possess allurements that are orange and dimpled.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Mr. Close, soft-spoken and warm with a dimpled smile, was raised in Collyweston, with family roots that go back 400 years here.

From New York Times May 26, 2024

Exactly how currents and sediments move over the dimpled surface of the Sur Pockmark Field is still unknown.

From Science Daily May 21, 2024

Avery’s sitting next to Collin, who’s very cute, with longish hair, olive skin, and a dimpled smile.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Unlike many other breast cancers, she said symptoms could include itching, tingling, pulling sensations, dimpling or changes to the skin rather than a distinct lump.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

When he looked under a microscope, he saw small suckers dimpling the rock.

From Seattle Times Mar. 11, 2022

After setting the bread in your pan and dimpling your dough, drizzle the infused olive oil on top before baking.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2021

In the bowels of the jet, technicians have to remove multiple specialty fasteners on both sides of the inner fuselage skin, then install newly produced “shims” that fill out gaps and remove the structural dimpling.

From Reuters Feb. 25, 2021

Archer blinked at her, and the corners of his mouth turned upward, dimpling the skin of his cheek.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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