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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Recent Examples of carapace
The state Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission has approved emergency regulations slated to expire later this month as a final rule, keeping the Bay State aligned with carapace and vent size requirements in New Hampshire and Maine.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
She’s dressed almost like a little Napoleon, and her suits are like a carapace of steel on her body, with these big shoulder pads.
—Cat Cardenas, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
It’s beautifully designed, with a glossy white carapace, matte black articulated legs, and dark purple wires.
—Erico Guizzoevan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2017
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
She’s dressed almost like a little Napoleon, and her suits are like a carapace of steel on her body, with these big shoulder pads.
—Cat Cardenas, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
It’s beautifully designed, with a glossy white carapace, matte black articulated legs, and dark purple wires.
—Erico Guizzoevan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carapace
Noun
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That loss shaped his humor, which became both a gift and a shield.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Again, a poor run of form would change that feeling, but Flick and his team have been the bulletproof shield for Laporta and the club, and if results were to change, so too would the experience at the top.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the ball spun slowly toward shortstop Trea Turner, Teoscar Hernández broke toward the plate.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Maine Wire reported that the woman was expecting a delivery of rice, paper plates, and a toy lightsaber, but instead discovered the ballots inside her Amazon package.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Saints drove for a field goal to pull within 14-6, and then Daboll went into a shell with punts on fourth-and-4 from New York’s 48-yard line and fourth-and-2 from New York’s 48-yard line on the next two possessions.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Once baked and cooled, the airy shells of the pastry are filled with cream and finished with a glossy chocolate glaze.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But combat roles, including infantry, armor and pararescue, are subject to gender-neutral fitness standards.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
5 Oct. 2025
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Theron wore a slouch-cut, double-breasted white suit, its easy drape broken by the armor of chains.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To really bring it over the top, Ina calls for simmering a small mixture of butter and flour just before plating.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Beyond this, chromium shines in decorative chrome plating for automobiles, fixtures, and machinery.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The vessel’s profile shows clean lines, copious glass across four decks, pools, and a silver hull.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
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To aid in carrying these out, the MASC has two thin hulls for seakeeping and speed.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Traditional battery manufacturing encases electrodes in individual cell casings, which are then bundled into modules.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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The bullet casing had the same tool markings – unique individual indentations that guns produce on casings once they have been expended – to a gun used in an unsolved murder in Kentucky in 1998.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kohberger bought a Ka-Bar brand knife and Ka-Bar leather knife sheath on Amazon in March 2022, according to prosecutors.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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His models could have been downloaded from Zelda, with cargo pants that held axes and sword sheaths remade in fabric.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Carapace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carapace. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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