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domino

noun

Definition of domino

as in mask

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as in manta

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Recent Examples of domino That means there may be — no, there likely will be — even one more high-profile domino to fall soon. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026 For every player moved, every domino that’s fallen as Leon Rose and his front-office staff have constructed the greatest roster in Knicks history. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 That pocket of warm water then drifts eastward, weakening tropical trade winds, which has a domino-like effect on weather patterns throughout the world. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 June 2026 Ali recalled a place filled with laughter, domino games and familiar faces. — J.m. Banks june 1, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for domino

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Noun

For Challenge 2 and beyond, the players get masquerade-ball half-masks on sticks, sans eyeholes, to use as blindfolds during challenge setups.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
After a visit to his clinic, patients often get an anti-inflammatory sheet mask after procedures like chemical peels, facial treatments and lasers.

— Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of mask

Noun

The water was sparkly and glittery thanks to the bright sunrays shining through, and one manta even flipped out of the ocean right in front of me.

— Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Divers captured video footage of Galápagos sharks approaching manta rays and deliberately rubbing parts of their bodies, especially their heads, gill regions and sides, against the mantas’ undersides.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of manta

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The bride’s veil measured 39 feet, and her train became the longest ever worn at a British royal wedding.

— Eliza Prosperini, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
Her post included a look at sketches and fabric samples on a workroom table, her veil displayed on a mannequin and a clip of the Miu Miu team doing a fitting with Blondeau.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of veil

Noun

For example, the adoption of a marmoset by a capuchin monkey.

— Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026

Definition of capuchin

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Similar to the Weaving situation, where director Jake Schreier and Marvel president Kevin Feige met with a number of candidates, sources say the studio ultimately landed on Connor last week to become the latest actor to don the Cyclops visor.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
The visor head design is also partly inspired by Gort from the original 1951 movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still.

— Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of visor

Noun

The palatine tonsils are the ones seen at the back of the throat.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor.

— Allison Stanger, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015

Definition of palatine

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There was traditional military camouflage, giving tees and cargo shorts a Y2K twist.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
In many species, the pronotum extends over the body to form elaborate shapes that resemble thorns, buds, or other plant structures, providing excellent camouflage.

— Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of camouflage

Noun

For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.

— Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.

— Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015

Definition of burnoose

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