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Recent Examples of cowl
The paint is deep (choose glossy red or black), and is offset by minimal but tasteful brightwork around the gas tank and radiator cowls.
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William Roberson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Originally a component of a Buell S2 Thunderbolt, the tail cowl is another integral part of this construction.
—New Atlas, 20 Nov. 2024
Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber coordinated in black dresses — the model in a cowl neck number and the actress in a mini — at Omega House Paris.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
McCarthy’s sleeveless halter dress featured a sheer, gold fabric with a cowl neck.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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William Roberson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Originally a component of a Buell S2 Thunderbolt, the tail cowl is another integral part of this construction.
—New Atlas, 20 Nov. 2024
Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber coordinated in black dresses — the model in a cowl neck number and the actress in a mini — at Omega House Paris.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
McCarthy’s sleeveless halter dress featured a sheer, gold fabric with a cowl neck.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowl
Noun
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In photographs from the outing, Thurman rocked a gray blazer, black turtleneck and a flowy black skirt while her youngest opted for a green cape, matching dress and small black bag.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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Brown fouled out with 2:50 left in the third quarter, banished to the Phantom Zone, hanging up his cape with 20 points on 8-for-20 shooting.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Ars Video Though versions of the Grok system prompt have leaked in the past, this first official look under the hood shows some interesting insights into the system's inner workings.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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Not long ago, teams could only learn what was happening under the hood during a pit stop.—
Illia Smoliienko,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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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); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names.—
Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
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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
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Anyway, Wharton and his new missus enter and take to the dance floor; while everyone’s attention is on the couple, the handmaids continue their work of making sure everyone wearing a white bonnet has her own personal death stick.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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The selection of works indeed revealed a preference for male subjects unique in a movement typically associated with fetching representations of young women in sun-dappled gowns and bonnets and plump, rose-cheeked children.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Capes on cropped trenches and sleeveless poncho styles.—
Victoria Montalti,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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In many cases, the style read as the trusty poncho.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Thomas was going to be picked off before the next pitch, but first baseman Jared Jones hit him in the back of the helmet with his throw.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2025
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The helmet prevented the bear from splitting his head open like a melon or tearing his face off.—
Benjamin Alva Polley,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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Last night, Anya Taylor-Joy attended the premiere of her film The Gorge in a strapless white Dior minidress with a pleated capelet that fanned out like wings.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Her third dress of the night was extra special, as her sister, Natali Germanotta, made the teal crepe back satin silk velvet dress with a feather capelet for her.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.—
Sarah Khan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2020
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On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.—
Klara Glowczewska,
Town & Country,
30 Mar. 2015
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“Cowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowl. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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