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as in concave
curved inward
our convalescing guest's sunken cheeks soon filled out on a diet of my mother's cooking
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Recent Examples of sunken
Carlisle Bay is a natural harbor where several sunken vessels are visible from the surface.
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Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The project should be able to take note of sunken vessels or other objects resting on the lakebed.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Set a short distance away, the guest house features the same decorative brick as the main house but in a different hue, a spacious sunken living room, and a nearby stone patio.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
The circular crystal grotto remains the heart of the property, with its daily meditation sessions, while a new sunken living room was added for lounging.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The project should be able to take note of sunken vessels or other objects resting on the lakebed.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Set a short distance away, the guest house features the same decorative brick as the main house but in a different hue, a spacious sunken living room, and a nearby stone patio.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
The circular crystal grotto remains the heart of the property, with its daily meditation sessions, while a new sunken living room was added for lounging.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunken
Adjective
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Lay a spoon face down over the top of a cup, with the rim of the glass about halfway down the concave part of the spoon.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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With their wide second-position pliés, concave torsos and jutting hips, the eight dancers often appear to be pulled downward and inward; a little shuddering step looks like an attempt to take off from the ground.—
Siobhan Burke,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Project Recover located the wreckage of the bomber in 2017 at 213 feet deep in the Hansa Bay using sonar, imaging devices and unmanned aerial and underwater robots, according to the nonprofit.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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But in 2012, while Lemons was 330 feet underwater, the support vessel above him suffered a systems failure during a violent storm.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Beharie’s ability to subtly emote with facial expressions and body language add complexity to an otherwise hollow Casey who at times can be frustrating to pin down and understand.—
Morgan A. Grain,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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These cat qubits are miniscule hollow structures of tantalum containing microwave radiation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But the author points out that, in his book, Reacher ditched even the black undies during his daring aquatic escape.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The metropolis was populated by the aquatic descendants of pregnant African women who had been forced onto slave ships.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Mass layoffs in the Beltway could force some residents to put their homes up for sale at depressed values, denting the real estate market.—
Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Examples include formerly depressed but now vibrant cities, such as Pittsburgh, and once stagnant but now relatively successful developing countries, such as Bangladesh and Rwanda.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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It is expected the Chinese submarine force to grow to 65 boats by 2025 and 80 by 2035 because of an expansion of submarine construction capacity.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Deep Blue Sea—Learn about our oceans while on submarine Sea Lab Alpha with underwater explorers Marina and Reef.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Colin Grant Hiding in the Front Room The BBC series Mr Loverman, about a closeted West Indian grandfather and his family, explores the submerged emotional lives of the Windrush generation in Britain.—
The New York Review of Books,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Feb. 2025
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Authorities have confirmed that the remains found in a submerged car in a Utah reservoir belong to a man who disappeared more than 20 years ago.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunken. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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