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Recent Examples of capuchin
They had been created by a capuchin.
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Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
Howl at the moon, like your new howler, capuchin and spider monkey neighbors!
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Researchers do not know how the capuchins got the howlers in the first place.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
These capuchins had gotten ahold of at least seven different howler monkey babies, and carried them for stretches of two to eight days.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
Howl at the moon, like your new howler, capuchin and spider monkey neighbors!
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Researchers do not know how the capuchins got the howlers in the first place.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
These capuchins had gotten ahold of at least seven different howler monkey babies, and carried them for stretches of two to eight days.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capuchin
Noun
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During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor.—
Allison Stanger,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
Noun
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Queen Camilla’s monochrome attire and choice of mantilla fall under papal protocol, requiring women who meet with the pope to wear black and a veil, symbolizing respect and modesty.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Camilla, 78, followed tradition with her black ensemble, wearing a silk dress by Fiona Clare and a mantilla by Philip Treacy.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The researchers believe the mantas are using nature's cues such as changes in magnetic field strength, oxygen concentration, temperature and light to navigate themselves onto the right path for the next days' travel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Oct. 2025
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The mantas are still spotted in May and October, but in fewer numbers.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)—
Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
Noun
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Various extra items are also included with each pack, such as a tent, sleeping bag, rain poncho, radio, flashlight, ID card, socks, lockbox, hygiene kit, water bottle, and an informational brochure listing 15 local partnering services.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Nov. 2025
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The poncho that’s been languishing in my glove compartment since that one outdoor concert?—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gutierrez wore a striking red silk gown with a black cape and a spiky headpiece, a look inspired by past highlights in her metal harpist career.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The star also shared an adorable photo of the family’s matching Halloween costume, sharing an image of her, Luai, and Shammas wearing Batman costumes with masks and capes.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That extra dot—also called a pellet or domino—is what makes the coin so rare and could even double its value at auction.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
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Police said Wells, 40, was playing dominoes with two other men when a man walked up and shot him.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec. 2025
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For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.—
Sarah Khan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2020
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On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.—
Klara Glowczewska,
Town & Country,
30 Mar. 2015
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“Capuchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capuchin. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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