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noun (1)

ˈhu̇d

Definition of hood

as in thug

a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere

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ˈhu̇d

as in cloak

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy

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In June, a New York Times investigation documented the way their taller hoods and larger blind zones contributed to rising fatalities. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 In the rare mother-daughter photo, Aguilera is seen wearing an American flag T-shirt and leaning against her daughter, who sat on the hood of a light blue car, wearing jeans. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Federal prosecutors said Stanley did not follow orders to move out of the entrance and instead put his hands on the hood of an officer’s car, punched the car’s window and resisted arrest. — Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 The idea, likened to restomodding a classic car, was to maintain the external look of the original models while subtly adding under-the-hood updates to make the shoes play even better on court. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hood

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On a cold night in November 2011, in a field outside Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, a gang of thugs stormed a Soviet scientific research institute, beat and humiliated the staff and burned the place to the ground.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, Kyle and his usual pair of special-forces thugs track down a suspiciously large plane (as in, big enough to fly across the Atlantic) and an equally suspicious flight manifest.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of thug

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The sculpture depicts a female figure, her cloak billowing out in the shape of a seed around her and etched with more than 300 global symbols of peace, holding olive branches and surrounded by six children, each representing a continent.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Accompanying the drones will be a suite of musical scores and dialogue from the films, as well as a live performance by an electric violinist (dressed in a wizard’s cloak) to help amplify the soundtrack.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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Leonard, who made tens of millions in off-the-books, no-show endorsements, made out like a bandit with this settlement, especially since his $51 million contract for the coming season was not voided.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Analysts warn each ransom payment fuels more crime as armed groups, from rural bandits to Islamist militants, raid schools, mosques and villages, with an average of 21 kidnappings reported daily.

— Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of bandit

Noun

Scaffolding was being taken down Tuesday after workers over Labor Day weekend removed a shroud that had obscured the work.

— Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The novel invites and shrouds and protects, then presses on him for years in recollection, worrying the edges of imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shroud

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There are no villains in Possible Love; there are only people who are aware of others, and people who are not.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
The former Democratic speaker was the longtime villain, a mainstay in ads as Republicans linked Democratic candidates to her to paint them as radical and out of touch.

— James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of villain

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Salt stomping fits neatly inside a growing bucket of low-cost, low-tech, screen-free wind-down practices that already includes bath rituals, breathwork and weighted blankets.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
So what can possibly feel better and safer than the warm blanket that is female camaraderie, the allyship of fellow women who know exactly what Ricki is going through?

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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