as in shield
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a hard shell on the back of some animals (such as turtles or crabs)
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Inevitably, some entrepreneur is going to come out with a complicated token that makes all kinds of promises, but tries to mask all that by calling it a meme coin — as if that language will now put it within some sort of anti-regulatory carapace.
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Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
Stick with the shell not just for a more affordable option but because the outer carapace contains lots of flavors and can be used to create a fish broth.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Stick with the shell not just for a more affordable option but because the outer carapace contains lots of flavors and can be used to create a fish broth.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
The lobster carapaces infuse a briny, umami-rich flavor into the stock.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
Stick with the shell not just for a more affordable option but because the outer carapace contains lots of flavors and can be used to create a fish broth.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Stick with the shell not just for a more affordable option but because the outer carapace contains lots of flavors and can be used to create a fish broth.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
The lobster carapaces infuse a briny, umami-rich flavor into the stock.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carapace
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Joy Sunday: Nevermore Academy kind of acts as a shield for Bianca in season one.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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Although neither are overly complicated, the Taskmaster battle has a fun schtick where players have to knock out the boss’ Captain America-like shield, leaving him vulnerable to attacks for a limited time.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hendrix sipping an Evian water bottle, Chessy entering with a plate of chocolate chip pancakes, and where on earth is tie-dye girl?—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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In his career, Yastrzemski has hit .455 (5-for-11) in 13 plate appearances against him.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
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The North has reportedly sent up to 30,000 North Korean troops and millions of artillery shells to support Russia on the frontlines of the war, according to Ukrainian and South Korean officials.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Reid was similarly strained on his next several selections and sadly seemed like a shell of himself.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Army said Brown was an armor crewman from January 2001 to May 2005 and was in the Montana National Guard from April 2006 to March 2009.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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She’s dressed as Joan of Arc in a suit of armor, been the Statue of Liberty complete with spiky headdress.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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The fine-dining restaurant with a flair for beautiful plating was nominated by Alexandra Cole via Instagram.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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But man, did a professional cleaning and a little extra gold plating make all the difference.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
Noun
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Debris from the vessel was eventually found about 1,600 feet away from the Titanic’s hull.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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There were also flaws in terms of the submersible crew's reliance on a real-time monitoring system that would assess the health of the hull during their dives.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Police officers also recovered two Spear .380 shell casings at the scene that are believed to be from the gun Richard fired.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Officers at the scene recovered at least 40 shell casings, including at least two types of rifle rounds.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Thompson said that the big break for the investigation was the discovery of the knife sheath containing trace amounts of DNA that prosecutors were able to link to Kohberger's father.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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At trial, however, prosecutors intended to present a Ka-Bar knife and sheath to the jury for demonstrative purposes, Thompson said.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Carapace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carapace. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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