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Recent Examples of capuchin
Reflecting on her many memorable on-set experiences with animals, from leading the Saturday morning kids show Thunder with a horse to her infamous encounter with Marcel the capuchin on Friends, Hardin remains as ardent an animal lover as ever.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
Shawnee has a special permit carved out for Frankie, a capuchin monkey that’s lived in a pet store for nearly two decades.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
The idea was to spend the day looking for caimans, white-faced capuchins, and the many species of birds that live in the area, but high winds created waves that proved insurmountable, even for Le Bellot’s fleet of Zodiacs.
—Qin Xie, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
They had been created by a capuchin.
—Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
Shawnee has a special permit carved out for Frankie, a capuchin monkey that’s lived in a pet store for nearly two decades.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
The idea was to spend the day looking for caimans, white-faced capuchins, and the many species of birds that live in the area, but high winds created waves that proved insurmountable, even for Le Bellot’s fleet of Zodiacs.
—Qin Xie, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
They had been created by a capuchin.
—Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capuchin
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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
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One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
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Charlene donned a white dress underneath a matching coat, along with a mantilla, a lace veil that is traditionally worn by women in the Catholic Church.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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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
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Consider a lightweight poncho or rain jacket, instead.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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The hat is a separate component, and it can be attached to the top of the sleeping bag and tightened for sleeping, as well as worn as a hood in poncho mode.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
2 June 2026
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Acra described it as a fresh take on her beloved caftans, pointing out the looped draping technique that forms a billowy cape at the back.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Noun
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That pocket of warm water then drifts eastward, weakening tropical trade winds, which has a domino-like effect on weather patterns throughout the world.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
3 June 2026
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One such domino fell Monday, when former Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic committed to Kentucky — immediately vaulting the Wildcats into the Top 25.—
CJ Moore
June 2,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Instead, the Mulholland Drive alum wore a white column gown completely covered in gold embroidery and 9,000 crystals which featured a matching capelet and dramatic train.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her final look of the night held sentimental value — a teal crepe back satin silk velvet dress with a feather capelet designed by her sister, Natali Germanotta.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
2 Feb. 2026
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White capote has the potential to reach 50 feet in height and tolerate wetter soil than most fruit trees and will yield a good crop in less than full sun exposures.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 July 2025
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In the first and third, the matador performs a series of passes of the bull through capes, first a large pink and yellow cape known as a capote and then a smaller red cape.—
Elizabeth Findell,
WSJ,
22 Jan. 2020
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“Capuchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capuchin. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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