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as in drapes
pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room
the kittens keep climbing the curtains
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2
as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
it'll be curtains for us if we're caught
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as in hides
to keep secret or shut off from view
she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtains
Noun
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For Pope Francis, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, the church camerlengo, or cardinal chamberlain (the official that manages the household of the pope), presided over the certification of death and the placement of the body in a coffin.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025 -
Pope Francis’ last words before his death on Monday were an expression of thanks to his personal nurse and caregiver, Massimiliano Strappetti, the Vatican revealed Tuesday while describing the 88-year-old pontiff’s final hours.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Ellie hides her injury from Dina when her friend arrives to rescue her, and the women are summoned to appear before the town leaders to share their experience.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ellie hides her injury from Dina when her friend arrives to rescue her, and the women are summoned to appear before the town leaders to share their experience.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Their first trial ended in a mistrial, when jurors couldn't agree on their fate.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the dust settles on season 1 of the series, the fate of Double K is still up in the air.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The 1982 film Missing, directed by Costa-Gavras, brought global attention to the case and implied U.S. involvement in Horman’s demise.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The current season of Sister Wives is showing how the Brown family continues to navigate life after the demise of their once-happy polygamous brood.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After failing to find suitable facilities in the south of France, preparations were being made on Monday for a 50-strong delegation from the club to establish a training camp in the Italian capital when news broke of the passing of Pope Francis.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday night, Love announced the passing of his father.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Our list of online casinos with slot machine recommendations covers mobile-friendly sites.—
Matthew Gover,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre is a reporter who covers the music industry, with a particular focus on charts all around the world.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Patients report reduced neuropathic pain, improved sleep, and relief from muscle cramps and gastrointestinal discomfort when using medical cannabis.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Apple Watch Series 10 is available at 25% off, featuring a lighter design and an enhanced display, while still powering through workouts, swimming, and sleep.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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They were in fact treated like psychic seismographs, picking up disturbances and instability, prophecies of good fortune or doom.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2025
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Music seizes the reins and detonates the studied historicity viewers expect from stories about 20th-century music, pausing to highlight points the reader normally catches in articles about a movie rather than scenes in it: Yes, the blues begat both DOOM and doom.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Curtains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtains. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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