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indentation

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




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Samsung worked to make this indentation less visible when the screen is completely flat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 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

When the cell's receptors detect that the virus has attached, the membrane begins forming a small indentation at that spot.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 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

There was a deep indentation at the base of where two bushes overlapped.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

A photo taken by San Clemente lifeguards and shared with The Times showed damage to the surfboard, with two indentations near the tip of the board where the shark was thought to have knocked it.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 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

The phone cord unwound from my finger, leaving crisscross indentations.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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