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noun

ˈdōm How to pronounce dome (audio)
Definition of domenext
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth the fitted cap is too small for my large dome

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verb

as in to overhang

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Recent Examples of dome
Noun
The domes of Kata Tjuṯa glow vermillion red and fade to watermelon pink as the sun rises higher. — Elizabeth Warkentin, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 For Arbaeen, the lights inside the shrine and the flags fluttering from its golden dome are switched to red – the color of vengeance. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
Ground turkey makes these domed little beauties a healthy weeknight supper. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026 Seven Massachusetts steeplejacks, swinging in bosun’s chairs, began applying to the statehouse dome the gold leaf made from Dahlonega gold dust. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dome
  1. head
  2. overhang
  3. skull
  4. bulge
  5. stand out
  6. project
  7. balloon
  8. pouch
Noun
  • But instead of congratulating their long-time colleague, her co-workers, under the orders of their department head, urged her to think again.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Jones also is among 21 to win state titles in their first head-coaching job at any school.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of head
Verb
  • Then there’s the overhanging trauma of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, since most local Christians in Israel and the occupied West Bank are Palestinian.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • According to the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office, picking fruit off an overhanging branch can result in a $200 civil citation or even criminal charges.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of overhang
Noun
  • The thumbnail image showed a red skull, a power transmission tower — and an Iranian flag.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Then there is what is going on with Shannon Storms Beador, who has crystals in her teeth and cobwebs in her skull.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of skull
Verb
  • Infants may act sluggish or not active, vomit, be unusually fussy, face poor feeding, show a bulging soft spot on the head, or show poor reflexes.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Padmini came in about ten minutes later, carrying a net bag bulging with okra and shiny gourds.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of bulge
Verb
  • Davis, who died in 1991 at the age of 65, was one of those rare musicians who stood out in any stylistic context.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Another upscale West Village restaurant in an ever-deepening sea of upscale West Village restaurants, Cynthia stood out by eschewing online reservation platforms in favor of old-fashioned e-mail.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of stand out
Verb
  • The publication was projected to spend about $400,000 this year on subscription services for content that appears on its pages, records show.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Miami is projected to be one of the NFL’s lowest-scoring teams; there have been only two top-10 fantasy finishes from an RB on a bottom-five offense over the past five seasons.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of project
Verb
  • The tab has been growing more swiftly in recent years; interest payments on the debt have ballooned as interest rates and borrowing have risen; and all this is happening in relatively good economic times.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In 2024, Bay FC set the expansion fee expectation at $53 million, which has since ballooned to more than $200 million.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of balloon
Verb
  • In 2003, Gambian pouched rats shipped from Ghana to Texas were housed alongside prairie dogs at a pet distribution facility in Illinois.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
  • Limiting access to supplies is misguided when a pouching system, fitted by experts, is what allows people to live normally.
    — Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of pouch

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