Thesaurus results for COVERINGS

coverings

noun

plural of covering

as in veils

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth with the commotion on the dance floor as a covering, we were able to slip out undetected

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as in sheaths

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it the plastic coverings on lamp shades should be removed

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Recent Examples of coverings Other features include a playground, basketball court and overhang grid-style coverings to create more shade. —

Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026 The legislation includes measures that ban ICE agents from wearing face coverings, prohibit ICE activity on city property, limit Philadelphia police collaboration with ICE and strengthen protections against discrimination based on citizenship and immigration status. —

Laura Fay, CBS News, 3 June 2026 By day nine, Thompson can be seen with less coverings around the surgical area. —

Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 The Bottom Line Window coverings are no longer just decorative. —

Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 June 2026 Ferragamo interior design-darling Michele Bonan has gone for an fresh yet elegant mod-nautical look for the rooms; blue and white striped carpeting, cream headboards, curtains, and bedspreads trimmed in snappy navy, jazzy blue, and white checked chair coverings. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Dressing your windows not only gives them a more finished look, window coverings bring a slew of benefits. —

Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 30 May 2026 Groups of demonstrators, many wearing gas masks and other face coverings, linked arms in a human chain in front of Delaney Hall in Newark on Wednesday night, videos and photos posted on social media show. —

ABC News, 28 May 2026 For centuries afterward, successive coverings were laid one on top of another. —

Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 25 May 2026

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Unlike the vivid green curtains commonly associated with the northern lights, these auroras appeared as soft crimson veils spread across the night sky.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 May 2026
Indeed, Salome’s lascivious dance of the seven veils was once more shocking for audiences than her execution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026