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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: Anton Brookes, H5 Property/Douglas Elliman/H5 Property The sunken living room is set off with dark glass panels and backed by a wall of mirrors.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
In the sunken lounge area, Eckley installed a fireplace in the retaining wall.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
Inside the former church was a sunken living room with comfortably oversize seating arranged around a fireplace, an enormous kitchen and dining area with a ceiling crossed by rough-hewn wooden beams, and a grand bedroom that had the presence of a theater set.
—Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
There’s also a sunken garden for meditation and tranquil views of Lake Watauga.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
In the sunken lounge area, Eckley installed a fireplace in the retaining wall.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
Inside the former church was a sunken living room with comfortably oversize seating arranged around a fireplace, an enormous kitchen and dining area with a ceiling crossed by rough-hewn wooden beams, and a grand bedroom that had the presence of a theater set.
—Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
There’s also a sunken garden for meditation and tranquil views of Lake Watauga.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunken
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Underneath are two concave rubber pads to grip the frame without the worry of scratching it up and are cinched down with mini TPU straps.Matt Beer, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2022
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The record is so timeless and concave, or whatever the metaphors are.Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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Strikes by ships, entanglements in fishing gear, underwater noise and the effects of climate change are among the threats that fin whales face, according to the agency.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Its multifaceted holiday themes go well beyond wreaths, garlands and ornaments to include seahorses, starfish and coral, the underwater story stemming from prints in Maria Grazia Chiuri’s cruise 2025 collection, now arriving in stores.Miles Socha, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
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Unlike a snake, which injects venom through hollow fangs, the gila monster’s venom flows through large grooved lower teeth.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Though the knife handle is hollow, the rest of the pieces are nicely weighted, and Lenox offers a limited lifetime warranty against defects.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
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Russia, along with other countries, have long been open about training the aquatic mammals to patrol waters near sensitive outposts and bases.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Our mission is perhaps equally bold: to make humans aquatic by enabling our species to live, work and thrive underwater.David Szondy, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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As Christina, the youngest of a trio of sisters, Olsen spends the film playing mediator between Natasha Lyonne’s depressed stoner, Rachel, and Carrie Coon’s domineering control freak, Katie.Rachel Handler, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Some staffers pretended to call on behalf of a depressed relative.Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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Known as an innovator in the grocery business, Violante enhanced the experience at Holiday Market with an in-store bakery, freshly made submarine sandwiches, and beers from around the world, according to his family obituary.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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This eruption even gave its name to the style of shallow, submarine basaltic eruptions: Surtseyan.Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2023
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For over three hours on Monday afternoon, 9.21 inches of rain was dumped on this city of 13 million — and forced an all-out effort to prevent a repeat of 2021, when 300 died in a sudden deluge that flooded the subway and trapped people in submerged cars.Lyric Li, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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According to the New York Daily News, Bishop's group used sonar technology to scan the river for submerged cars.Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
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“Sunken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunken. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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