as in concave
curved inward
the dented car fender bore silent testament to an accident that no one in the family was owning up to
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as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
hopefully this vacation won't dent our bank account too much
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Recent Examples of dented
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Any short-term market reaction to spending plans, and any selling that is predicated on a current quarter earnings shortfall or market fears that the next quarter's earnings will be dented, are reasons for a long-term investor to buy.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
For this reason, always inspect cans before use and discard any that are leaking, bulging, or badly dented.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Bullets dented the armor, almost penetrating inside.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
If a door panel is dented or a sensor fails, the owner can simply remove the individual module and replace or repair it instead of dealing with an entire assembly.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
The government shutdown likely dented GDP in the current quarter that stretches from October through December, but the US economy is widely expected to recoup most of those losses early next year.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
Zimbabwean economist and former opposition parliamentarian, Eddie Cross, said the resolution to extend Mnangagwa’s rule had dented economic confidence.
—Tawanda Karombo, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Her candor hasn’t been dented—this is a woman who clearly feels and cares deeply about the world.
—Helen Mirren, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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Many food banks refuse to accept dented cans or open packages due to the potential for spoilage.
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The country’s property market has been stuck in a yearslong downturn that’s dented the need for copper plumbing and wiring, while consumer spending has been sluggish, weighing on appetite for finished goods such as electronic appliances.
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The cello’s top and back are made from flat, concave carbon-fiber panels.—
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But in all realities, the E3 uses two auto-focus points – like a stereo range finder – for engraving over uneven or concave/convex surfaces.—
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While many areas are seeing visibility reduced to between one and three miles, patchy dense fog is reducing visibilities to as low as one quarter mile in spots.—
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Unable to turn back against the strong currents of the Napo, the party, now reduced to just 50, carried on downriver toward the Amazon.—
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Nas is no stranger to flex raps, but his blockchain bars have the hollow ring of a timeshare sales pitch.—
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Flesh is an attempt to write richly about a hollow man, in that hollow man’s own impoverished language.—
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Content licensing revenues decreased 27% to $59 million primarily due to the timing and availability of deliveries in the period.—
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The median sale price for detached homes remained flat at $650,000, while attached homes decreased by 3% to $388,220.—
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Guests can relax by the sunken pool, inspired by classic Texas swimming holes; an on-site spa is also available.—
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But when a recipe specifically calls for something else, substituting another type may leave you with a sunken cake or flat biscuits.—
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Years of overfishing had depleted their prey, and humans killed them for sustenance or in disputes over fish.—
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Environmental experts and lawmakers say water is becoming a scarce resource as the Texas population grows, depleted by overuse, persistent dry weather, rising temperatures, aging infrastructure and water-reliant technology like data centers.—
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Countries such as the Netherlands and Canada that passed similar bills have gone on to expand this type of legislation to allow doctors to give lethal medication to the depressed and other people with mental illnesses.—
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Yes, our political leaders have given some of us reason to be resentful, cynical and even depressed.—
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“Dented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dented. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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