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Recent Examples of curtain
Noun
In 2004, Luhrmann directed Kidman in a Chanel ad that was as sumptuous as one of his red curtain movies. Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025 Buffet opens 90 minutes before curtain. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
As for decor, these Kelly Clarkson curtains with their lace details bring a romantic and nostalgic feel to any room. Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 25 July 2025 New suite features include custom AH Beard king beds curtained in fine linen, chaise longues, and personal bars stocked with New Zealand wines and beers, local craft sodas, and regional products, including chocolate and triple-cream Brie. Kendall Hill, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for curtain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtain
Noun
  • Also like Lynch, Robinson’s onscreen world hums with quiet dread, a sense that something sinister lurks just beneath the veil of the everyday banal.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
  • As the days shorten, leaves fall, and the earth prepares to rest, the veil between the physical and spiritual realms thin.
    Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It's powered by the fast and efficient S10 chip and boasts tons of health, fitness, and lifestyle features, including GPS workout recording, an ECG, sleep and cycle tracking, music, podcasts, and support for third-party apps.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The trainer told Fox News Digital that regular exercise and getting enough sleep are also crucial to reducing inflammatory markers, as well as staying hydrated and avoiding stress.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For every person hiding a gambling disorder, six people in their orbit are impacted financially, according to the World Health Organization.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
  • And inside the hedges was my tour photographer hiding in bushes that had not previously been there.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some wear kittles, white burial shrouds, to signify repentance, according to History.
    Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Moraes developed computer models to simulate draping a sheet on both a 3D human form and a bas-relief carving to test which version most closely matched the figure preserved in the shroud.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The impending sense of doom isn't completely predicated on the Ravens' 1-3 start to the season.
    Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Will these two problems—the Party’s censorious infrastructure and its general unwillingness to talk about Gaza—doom any Democratic free-speech campaigns?
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The creamy, ultra-pigmented formula contains caffeine and hyaluronic acid to depuff the under eyes, conceal dark under eye circles, and blur fine lines and wrinkles.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Some incarcerated men even accused officers of sending people to the SHU to conceal their own abuses.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though some details remain under the cloak of invisibility, fans can expect a global theatrical re-release of the original film, special edition products and retail promotions.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Louise Donegan, my wife, [has] been working on my look for a couple of years, like the cloak thing.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bird finished with 142 passing yards and one touchdown, while Young caught four passes for 131 yards and a score.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • And in most of the 10 districts with the lowest passing rates, a majority of students were socioeconomically disadvantaged.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtain. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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