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Recent Examples of cowl
Reminiscent of popular silhouettes from the 1990s, the number boasted a floor-grazing hem (which completely covered her footwear), a cowl neckline and crisscross straps in the back, exposing plenty of skin.
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 22 Nov. 2025
The cowl comforting her troubled face looked weary.
—Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
The car is painted in Jet Black, has a 2-inch cowl hood, 18-inch CCW SA50 three-piece billet wheels and Carter’s Customs side splitters.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The car is painted in Jet Black, has a 2-inch cowl hood, 18-inch CCW SA50 three-piece billet wheels and Carter’s Customs side splitters.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 22 Nov. 2025
The cowl comforting her troubled face looked weary.
—Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
The car is painted in Jet Black, has a 2-inch cowl hood, 18-inch CCW SA50 three-piece billet wheels and Carter’s Customs side splitters.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The car is painted in Jet Black, has a 2-inch cowl hood, 18-inch CCW SA50 three-piece billet wheels and Carter’s Customs side splitters.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowl
Noun
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Their captain did not reach for a cape.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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New York Fashion Week unveiled a wave of micro-trends—from brooches and mixed prints to cape silhouettes, scarves, sheer fabrics, and color blocking.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Chicago Fire Department responded and had to get their hose streams into the hood of the truck, under which flames were raging.—
Kris Habermehl,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Underneath the hood As detailed here extensively in recent weeks, the surface-level steadiness in the S & P 500 is a curious result of fast-moving opposing currents underneath.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)—
Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
Noun
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The bonnet-and-cloak outfit was largely inspired by a can of Old Dutch cleaning solution.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company says its solution allows solar panels to be integrated directly into the hood, bonnet, and roof of a vehicle.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His bulk, shrouded in a floor-length poncho, appeared almost weightless, ectoplasmic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Puli Shawl Poncho Wrap If there were a crown for travel layering, my mom would wear it—along with a shawl poncho wrap like this one.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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American Canyon police said the rider was not licensed to operate the motorcycle and was not wearing a helmet at the time of the fatal collision.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Police said the collision happened as the bus was making a right turn at the intersection, and Roberts approached on his bike without a helmet.—
Timia Cobb
Breaking News Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Blanchett brought an air of ethereal levity with her cornflower blue Jean Paul Gaultier creation at the 2005 Golden Globes, featuring an asymmetrical capelet and floral flourishes.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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For the evening, Gaga wore three looks, one of which was a teal crepe-back satin silk velvet dress with a feather capelet.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
12 Nov. 2025
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Newspapers kept running a photograph of an internationally famous heiress toting a machine gun while wearing a saucy beret.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Kardashian paired her velvet set with sheer stockings, patent leather pumps, a beret, and cat-eye sunglasses.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Cowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowl. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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