as in cloak
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back
the mysterious figure wrapped his cape tightly around his shoulders
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as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
residents fled the cape as the hurricane roared up the coast
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Recent Examples of cape
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Corenswet dons the cape this time as Superman, who must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent.
—Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 3 July 2025
Usha Vance had previously purchased a children’s cape from Godfrey’s clothing brand, Anagrassia, the assistant said, and the future Second Lady wanted Godfrey to design jackets for the three Vance children to wear the day their father would be inaugurated as Vice President of the United States.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Nordkapp was named by an English sea captain who sailed past the cape in 1553 while searching for the Northwest Passage.
—Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025
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First seen barreling toward the camera at speeds only the most brazen digital effects house could estimate, this mutt runs like the wind and pounces like an anvil with hairy legs and a neat red cape.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Corenswet dons the cape this time as Superman, who must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent.
—Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 3 July 2025
Usha Vance had previously purchased a children’s cape from Godfrey’s clothing brand, Anagrassia, the assistant said, and the future Second Lady wanted Godfrey to design jackets for the three Vance children to wear the day their father would be inaugurated as Vice President of the United States.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Nordkapp was named by an English sea captain who sailed past the cape in 1553 while searching for the Northwest Passage.
—Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 6 July 2025
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“Cape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cape. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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