as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
the coffin was placed in a cement hull
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Recent Examples of hull
Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
If using fresh strawberries, clean, hull and halve them.
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Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Both hulled and unhulled pumpkin seeds provide more magnesium than sunflower seeds.
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Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Since 1987, the company has retrieved thousands of items and even chunks of the Titanic’s hull.
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Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
If using fresh strawberries, clean, hull and halve them.
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Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
Verb
This clever stem remover gadget makes hulling strawberries quick and clean.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom.,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Both hulled and unhulled pumpkin seeds provide more magnesium than sunflower seeds.
—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hull
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Bold aromas of black cherry, espresso bean, and nutmeg give way to sublime flavors of cassis, charcuterie, and freshly ground nutmeg wrapped in a sheath of feathery tannins.
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More recently, a forensic scientist and criminologist hired by Kohberger's defense team named Brent Turvey has raised concerns about the chain of custody of the prosecution's main piece of evidence, a Ka-Bar knife sheath with Kohberger's DNA on it recovered next to Mogen and Goncalves.
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Zoom, Teams, and AirPods strip out the dog barking or the café behind you.
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So Max Muncy, Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas took their typical spots in the Los Angeles Dodgers infield and barked out situations ahead of the team’s 50th win of the season.
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Police recovered at least 40 shell casings at the scene of the attack.
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To do so, look for insect droppings, casings, eggs, or the pests themselves.
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Open water is often one of the only places to escape the heat for children living in overcrowded housing and in neighborhoods with few green spaces, few public pools and less access to swimming lessons.
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New York City’s fiscal year starts on July 1, Wednesday, and Mayor Mamdani must continue to resist the City Council’s desire to expand CityFHEPS housing vouchers.
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Investigators recovered shell casings and two handguns from the residence, according to court documents.
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Inside one of those flip-top coolers, raw shell eggs measured 59 degrees, 18 degrees above maximum for proper food safety.
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The Levi’s logo, loosely shaped like a jeans pant pocket, was shrouded in a white covering — but the move counterintuitively generated buzz for the company on social media from amused fans.
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The nano-black proved hard to apply and too fragile for car coverings.
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The school will launch as a one-room, 1,200-square-foot schoolhouse in Fort Greene, similar to the learning pods that proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Watch On Those of a certain age might recall the first spectacular trailers opening with images of a 23rd-century domed city sparkling with water features and bright white buildings connected by transparent transportation tubes filled with bullet-like people pods.
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“Hull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hull. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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