indentation
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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 suggested the indentation in her abdomen might have been an ovarian cyst, and a doctor agreed but took no further action.
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
Roy flopped back into the flower bed, his head coming to rest in the same soft indentation.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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
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
Researchers also tracked erosions or indentations in the orcas’ skin and other forms of discoloration.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
But Scott de Martinville had no way of playing the recording back: running a stylus back over the indentations in the paper would destroy them.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing indentation
"A Rose for Emily"
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Body Language: Dent, Dont ("Tooth")
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