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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Recent Examples of dome
Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
Our goal was to produce muffins that were domed, had little to no spreading, and had a crisp, golden exterior and moist interior.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2025
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
It is filled with avant-garde architecture, domes and soaring silvery steel umbrellas to shield visitors from the heat.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The rooms here are Mughal inspired—think elaborate latticework and domed roofs on individual villas—and the best, the Pool Pavilions, have their own private swimming spot (though don’t be surprised to see curious monkeys scampering around it, too).
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
Our goal was to produce muffins that were domed, had little to no spreading, and had a crisp, golden exterior and moist interior.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2025
Verb
Yes, the plan is to build a retractable dome at Burnham Yard.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
It is filled with avant-garde architecture, domes and soaring silvery steel umbrellas to shield visitors from the heat.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dome
Noun
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Cherry breaks a Champagne flute on her own head and runs out of the gallery, screaming that Laura attacked her.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fowler's character, Randall, gets involved in the group of true crime enthusiasts when he's promoted to the position of head doorman at the Arconia after Lester's death.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When a trompo taco is ordered, a cook brandishes a knife of ferocious sharpness, shaving a thin, broad piece large enough to overhang the corn tortilla it’s laid upon.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Overgrown weeds, overhanging branches, litter, loud noises — all of these annoyances might come from your Milwaukee neighbor, but not every complaint should go to the same place.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The bear skull was not directly carbon dated, but another bone from the site in the same archaeological context was between 1,675 and 1,785 years old, researchers said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The child was taken to the hospital for medical treatment and is currently in the pediatric intensive care unit with bilateral skull fractures and subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhages, according to the arrest citation.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To be a real man, according to this content, young adolescent boys are expected to be tall and broad-shouldered with bulging biceps, pronounced trapezius muscles, and washboard abs.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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The man displayed his find—a bulging-eyed doll with prominent teeth, enormous ears and a fuzzy body.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During training sessions in the Portuguese sun, his finishing stood out.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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What stood out most from the discussion was not just the variety of strategies, but the humanity behind them.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With faster connections between GPUs and memory, with and between racks and between data centers Nvidia projected ambitious plans to create high performance AI training and inference.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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His skating and puck skills were good at the OHL level, but don’t project to dominate an NHL game.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On Tuesday, the protests ballooned as people of all ages defied curfews and came out into the streets to protest the government’s bloody crackdown.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Friar also called attention to compute constraints caused by ballooning AI demands, which have led the company to go beyond its partnership with Microsoft and reach deals with Oracle, Coreweave and others.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But are caffeine pouches a safe way to amp yourself up?—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Then, put the can or pouch in water and let the water boil for two minutes or put them in a solution of a tablespoon of liquid chlorine bleach per gallon of water for 15 minutes.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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“Dome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dome. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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