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dimple

[dim-puhl] / ˈdɪm pəl /
NOUN
indentation
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"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

This common viral infection, often seen in children, is harmless but can spread around the body, causing itchy, firm, raised spots that have a small dimple in the middle.

From BBC May 24, 2022

I've put a tiny dimple in her left cheek to mirror my own.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

Being a refugee is as central to the character as the cheek dimples and the broad chest.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2025

She was known to the public as the beauty with the blond hair, the face piercings, the dimples and tattoos all over her body.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2024

In their 2017 study, the researchers mimicked some features of brochosomes, particularly the dimples and their distribution, using synthetic materials.

From Science Daily Mar. 18, 2024

She has bright brown eyes, a smile with dimples, and chestnut hair with purple tips.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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

A bow-tied waiter appeared out of nowhere, his dark hair smoothed back to reveal soft brown eyes and an easy, dimpled smile.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2025

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

I grabbed Miss Patty Cake’s dimpled arms and chubby legs.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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

Then she handed me a chocolate, her soft face dimpling as she unwrapped another for herself.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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