as in heads
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 domes
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Torbiak is a fan of Isbreen the Glacier, a luxury igloo retreat with five geodesic domes located above the Arctic Circle in Norway.
—Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The top-floor suites come with expansive terraces and knockout views across Rome’s domes and cupolas – the kind of panorama that turns a sunset into a private show.
—Vicki Power, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
Heat domes occur when a strong and persistent region of high pressure sits over land, trapping hot air like a lid on a pot.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
The Uluru–Kata Tjuṯa National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage site) includes the monolith itself and rock domes to the west, and is a sacred place to the Aṉangu people, who are among the world’s oldest living cultures.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
There is a wide variety of greenhouse options, from farmhouse-style A-frames to modern geodesic domes.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Torbiak is a fan of Isbreen the Glacier, a luxury igloo retreat with five geodesic domes located above the Arctic Circle in Norway.
—Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The top-floor suites come with expansive terraces and knockout views across Rome’s domes and cupolas – the kind of panorama that turns a sunset into a private show.
—Vicki Power, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
Heat domes occur when a strong and persistent region of high pressure sits over land, trapping hot air like a lid on a pot.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
The Uluru–Kata Tjuṯa National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage site) includes the monolith itself and rock domes to the west, and is a sacred place to the Aṉangu people, who are among the world’s oldest living cultures.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
There is a wide variety of greenhouse options, from farmhouse-style A-frames to modern geodesic domes.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domes
Noun
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The younger two brothers float paper boats in the kitchen sink and Jeremy plays along, sprinkling flour on their heads—but making the kitchen a total mess.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Ordinary humans like Stephen’s selfish boss are depicted as giant walking eggs, while others are proportioned like bobble heads.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Municipal officials help decide how the city budget is spent, what local ordinances should be, and what projects to support with tax breaks, zoning changes and more.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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This practice results in a 300 percent higher result on the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Soil Conditioning Index that projects the trajectory of organic matter in soil and nearly half the erosion compared to fields with no cover crops.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The feds also looked over Bied’s sickening business partnership with his co-conspirator in Indonesia, who Bied purchased multiple orangutan and Javan leopard skulls from.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Maces, which were little more than rocks mounted on sticks, had questionable value as hunting tools, but they were superbly suited for smashing the bones and skulls of other humans.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the 6,643-foot summit of Kuwohi is the iconic Kuwohi Observation Tower, which juts out over the landscape providing a bird’s eye view over the park.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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In fact, an early experience with gun violence is also part of what drew Colón to her signature shape—which juts firmly and decisively into the air—as well as to materials only possible by way of the Military Industrial Complex.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One proposal that stands out is a voluntary buyout program to help fire victims move to more insurable areas.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The old Graham family home, built in the 1920s from coral rock, stands out on the north side, majestically keeping a vigil on the progress unfolding around it.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cut with a curved outer seam that balloons slightly through the thigh before tapering at the ankle, the shape is all about creating volume.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
29 Dec. 2025
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The mid-rise jeans have an exaggerated barrel silhouette that balloons out at the knee and tapers into a wide-leg fit at the ankle.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the portrait, taken in the last few weeks, black smoke billows behind her as her fuchsia headscarf billows in the wind behind her.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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In Kelmscott House—Morris’s own Georgian mansion in Hammersmith, London—a 17th-century Iranian carpet billows from the ceiling in the dining room.—
Lila Allen,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Domes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domes. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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