domes 1 of 2

noun

plural of dome
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of dome
as in projects

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Recent Examples of domes
Noun
The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 Windows cornice the terracotta roofs of Rome, the city’s domes, bell towers and hidden courtyards. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 The heat domes tend to form where the jet stream turns northward, moving up and over the dome itself and leading to strong flows of hot air from the south to the north near the Earth’s surface. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026 Such domes can usually last for days or weeks and usually affect large areas. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 29 June 2026 Accessed via Highway 120 (a stretch called Tioga Pass that closes seasonally due to snow), the eastern portion of the park is consistently less crowded, though still home to grand granite domes and idyllic alpine lakes. — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026 Filling a National Battle Depot with spare parts (or even spare modules--like a few spare bows or bow domes for Virginia Class submarines) will force the PAEs to really exercise their new authorities. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery with emblematic golden domes, is venerated by both the Russian and Ukrainian wings of the Orthodox Church as one of their most important spiritual centers. — CBS News, 15 June 2026 Accommodations along the way include geodesic domes, and evenings offer plenty of stargazing opportunities. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domes
  1. heads
  2. projects
  3. skulls
  4. bulges
  5. juts
  6. stands out
  7. balloons
  8. billows
Noun
  • Another practice involved staff stuffing insects, herbs and different scents into the leaves of lettuce heads, offering the adolescent skunks another challenge that would put their developing foraging skills to the test.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • With the Lopes Cabral image, there are tons and tons of pieces of a man and woman embracing with their heads next to each other.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of heads
Verb
  • Gartner projects that by the end of 2026, one in five organizations will use AI to flatten their hierarchy and eliminate more than half of their middle-management positions.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Insurify projects that homeowners' insurance premiums, roughly in the middle of the pack nationwide now, will rise only 1% this year.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of projects
Noun
  • The skulls are from the Dayak, a collective term for the more than 200 Indigenous groups native to Borneo, and are collectively valued at approx.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
  • Everywhere Tubbs looked, the Earth was being turned into a landfill and God’s little creatures were having their skulls split.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of skulls
Verb
  • 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
Definition of bulges
Verb
  • Crimea juts out into the sea, leaving it initially vulnerable to Ukraine’s maritime drones.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • These uber-popular accommodations are located on Crystal Pier, which juts out over the beach into the Pacific Ocean.
    — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
Definition of juts
Verb
  • The upstairs rooms have wood flooring, though some are covered by carpets — one was plush hot pink, a shade that stands out — and are arranged around a central hall running the length of the house.
    — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • Yet amid the devastation, what stands out is the determination of ordinary Venezuelans.
    — James Longman, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of stands out
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of balloons
Verb
  • People are seen trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • Highlights of this piece include a wide-leg pant that billows just the right amount, a coordinated V-neck with a loose, drapey feel, and rich, earthy colors to choose from in each.
    — Morgan Sullivan, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of billows

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