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indent

verb as in make a space; push in slightly

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Gaby said her scars were bigger than she expected, with one on her leg from a skin graft and an indent on her face from the tumour, but she found them "quite cool now".

From BBC

The new design – a staid, black Helvetica text against a white background, using indented subgroups and hairlines for readability – and the authoritative boldface title helped establish "Nutrition Facts" as an easily recognized government brand.

From Salon

If you touch the top of the cookie and it bounces back instead of indenting, that means it’s ready.

“He was black and blue from head to toe. He had restraint marks on his wrists. He had indents, almost, in his head from being beaten,” Ms. Bostic told Fox News Digital.

As the tiny device compresses, or indents, the sample, researchers can take measurements and observe mechanical properties.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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