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domino

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Definition of domino

as in mask

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Recent Examples of domino Toppling dominoes as art Lily Hevesh may be the world's greatest domino artist. — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Place the 2/1 domino next to that from Blue 6 into Purple = and the 6/3 domino below that, from Purple 12 down into Blue =. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The warmer water triggers corresponding shifts in the atmosphere that have a domino-like influence on weather patterns around the globe – usually in ways that are largely predictable well in advance. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 That just so happens to be the home field for the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple A affiliate of the Giants that Lopez was playing for when he was designated for assignment — the domino fall that led to him joining the Marlins. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for domino

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Noun

Stores couldn’t keep toilet paper, masks or hand sanitizer on shelves.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Days before the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art officially opens, protesters from the Fair Games Coalition — wearing Jedi robes and Jar Jar Binks masks and carrying lightsabers — rallied together outside the new museum.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of mask

Noun

From roughly October through March, higher concentrations of plankton can attract larger groups of mantas but make the water cloudier.

— Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of manta

Noun

The last time the country buried a king, in 1991, Queen Sonja and her daughter Märtha Louise wore long, black veils.

— Filippo Iarocci, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026
Iran’s relationship with the veil is also more complicated than the Islamic Republic has ever acknowledged.

— Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 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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Tucked into the sun visor, a tiny figurine of Jesus watches from above.

— Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
In addition, officers conducting the vehicle search also found Fallin in possession of a USPS Arrow Key, which fell from the driver's side visor onto the driver's seat.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 10 Sep. 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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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

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