Thesaurus results for CARAPACES

carapaces

noun

plural of carapace

as in shields

technical a hard shell on the back of some animals (such as turtles or crabs)

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Recent Examples of carapaces Specifically, carapaces spelling out 8647, which is either shell-speak for evil intent or a bartender telling Patel to 86 his personal booze and buy a drink already. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026 There were two carapaces, and one of them had little stones that would just sort of dance on the top of his head — because truly, those were the only moving parts. — Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026 Time draws these kids osmotically through a membrane, turning them into things like us, adults captured by the brittle carapaces of our egos. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones). — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025

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Noun

The Phalanx was composed of men who moved and fought as one cohesive unit, creating an impenetrable wall of interlocking shields.

— Steve Muscato, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Multiple noise mitigation efforts were undertaken — sound walls, scream shields and even pea gravel in the coaster’s tracks.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of shields

Noun

Luna, the property’s swish and clubby rooftop spot, is a style-conscious destination for evening cocktails, small plates, and weekend brunching.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
In the neck lie rectifying plates—one plate in the wash still, 17 in the spirit still—which allows for precision control over the whisky, as well as higher ABV distillate than a traditional pot setup.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of plates

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Much of the ground there has turned black with ash and many cars have been reduced to empty shells of twisted metal.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
When mixtures of rare earth elements were introduced into the layered manganese oxide, the heavier elements—with their smaller hydration shells—fit more comfortably inside the narrow channels and bound tightly to the material.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of shells

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Psyllium Fiber Psyllium is a soluble fiber made from the husks of Plantago ovata seeds.

— Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 20 July 2026
The burning husks of large trucks transporting fuel and derailed train cars were filmed and photographed by civilians and Ukrainian military drones, highlighting supply chain disruptions.

— Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of husks

Noun

Investigators recovered numerous pieces of evidence, including pieces of clothing, fired shell casings, DNA swabs and bullet fragments collected from Cherry’s body, according to the report.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Prawn and black truffle dumplings are a joy, the shimmering black casings colored with charcoal powder and stuffed with toothsome shrimp.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of casings

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Its TPUs are already optimized around large-scale inference economics, and recent Google work on TPU inference has emphasized meaningful tokens-per-second gains from better inference techniques on TPU pods.

— Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Built for contested logistics Chaparral uses interchangeable cargo pods, allowing operators to switch between missions without modifying the aircraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of pods

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Another tactic is treating ship hulls with special paint that thwarts unwanted hitchhikers from latching on.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Others have crossed whole oceans, spreading between hemispheres by a route scientists think is probably shipping, the cancer carried in ballast water or on the hulls of ships.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of hulls

Noun

To further the house’s connection to nature, Wright used flagstone flooring inside and out and employed large sheaths of glass windows for visual continuity.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026

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