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ceilings

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plural of ceiling

as in limits

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go there's a ceiling on prices

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as in roofs

a raised covering over something for decoration or protection we sat around the campfire under a ceiling of stars

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Recent Examples of ceilings Inside, wood beamed ceilings and rustic stonework highlight the signature style of the region. —

Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026 Large living rooms with high ceilings or privacy needs should use heavy curtains. —

Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026 Landing spots play into the ceilings and floors. —

Jake Ciely, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Customers enter through the building’s rear, up a flight of stairs and through a red door, which spills out into a sumptuous, 2,000-square-foot lounge with low tin ceilings, moody lighting and a mammoth Buddha statue. —

Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026 High ceilings expose pipes and ducts painted black. —

Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026 There are two loft-style bedrooms in this model, both with low ceilings and reached by removable ladders. —

Adam Williams march 04, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026 This solution is particularly suitable for old apartments with high ceilings, or for rooms that are not used permanently as a place to stay—like powder rooms or mud rooms. —

Melissa Grustat, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026 Built in the late 1860s or early 1870s and renovated by the couple, the house has many of its original features, including 15-foot ceilings on the first floor, four original marble fireplaces, a sweeping staircase to the second floor and oversized windows and doors. —

Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026

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The deal was meant to free the Iranian economy from years of crippling sanctions in return for limits on Iran’s nuclear program, notably its enrichment of uranium.

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