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make a dent

VERB

solve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify clear up deal with decide determine do explain figure out fix have iron out settle work out

STRONG

break construe crack decipher decode disentangle divine elucidate enlighten expound fathom get hit illuminate interpret lick puzzle reason unfold unlock unravel untangle work

WEAK

find out get right get to the bottom hit upon make out pan out put two and two together think out unriddle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate confuse defer destroy hesitate miss neglect put off unsettle

STRONG

agree be vague fail hide lose mend misunderstand obscure tangle twist

WEAK

pose question search wonder

Example Sentences

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"We just didn't have the strength to make a dent in them."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Even with all this, the Rams were driving in the fourth quarter with a chance to take the lead or at least make a dent in a four-point deficit when another decision went bad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Worker furloughs, increased worker payments for healthcare, and other options could start to make a dent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

However that hasn’t been enough to make a dent in the broader labor market, experts say.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

It was pitifully small; how could hairpins make a dent in that creature’s hide?

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

make a dent

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