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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
Photo : Urban Aisle for Sotheby's International Realty A sunken seating spot is tucked off to one side of the yard.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
Aust showed me a sepia portrait of Hiller, who looked out with sunken eyes, a middle-aged man who had already lived through one world war.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Parked outside of the event center was an airboat used for sunken boat and snowmobile recovery, a service offered by the Bruce family and BruceSki’s Marine Construction of McHenry.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Photo : Nils Timm The pool is flanked by a sunken living room with a fire pit.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
Aust showed me a sepia portrait of Hiller, who looked out with sunken eyes, a middle-aged man who had already lived through one world war.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Parked outside of the event center was an airboat used for sunken boat and snowmobile recovery, a service offered by the Bruce family and BruceSki’s Marine Construction of McHenry.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Photo : Nils Timm The pool is flanked by a sunken living room with a fire pit.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunken
Adjective
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One side of the chest piece is flat and called the diaphragm, and the other is concave and called the bell.4 The flat or diaphragm side of the chest piece is usually used to listen to heart sounds.—
Patty Weasler, RN, BSN,
Verywell Health,
13 Feb. 2025
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His new Dangerous Liaisons collection channels the opulent candlelight of a 19th century boudoir, with concave gold forms underneath diamonds and white gold lattice work.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The roughly 8-foot-long cannon sits about 160 feet underwater and hasn’t been recovered, officials said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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With decades of underwater recordings, researchers have managed to connect some basic activities to specific sounds.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But that commentary, too, manages to be remarkably hollow.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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At the same time that was hollow in many ways as the ban prevented the AP from the White House pool, which includes access to events in the Oval Office, Air Force One travel as well as more formal events in the East Room.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Look no further than Drew Barrymore’s latest aquatic outing.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Fine ash can infiltrate the lungs of people and animals who breathe it in, poison crops and disrupt aquatic life.—
David Kitchen,
The Conversation,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The detective here, blending a couple of characters from the book, is Inspector Leach, a depressed drinker so unkempt one wonders why he hasn’t been put on administrative leave.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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To my dismay, the leader started feeling depressed rather than taking the actions that were most required.—
Sonal Jain,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 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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The spider first anchors a web between submerged vegetation and then makes multiple trips to the surface, collecting tiny air bubbles.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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To stay submerged for a staggering three minutes before heading off for the facial.—
Irene Coltrinari,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunken. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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