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Recent Examples of domino
The more boxes collected, the bigger the domino drop.
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Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Stop at Maximo Gomez Park (Domino Park) to watch locals gather for lively domino games.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Also, for the data to be readable across centuries, every single person or robot who ever handles the glass must avoid accidentally losing it or mistaking it for part of a futuristic domino set.
—Damien Pine, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
The appointments have triggered a domino effort of special races for the state legislature.
—Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
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Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Stop at Maximo Gomez Park (Domino Park) to watch locals gather for lively domino games.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Also, for the data to be readable across centuries, every single person or robot who ever handles the glass must avoid accidentally losing it or mistaking it for part of a futuristic domino set.
—Damien Pine, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
The appointments have triggered a domino effort of special races for the state legislature.
—Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domino
Noun
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When officers arrived, two men approached them wearing masks and gloves, carrying at least one gun.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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Known for his fringed mask and cinematic brand of outlaw country, Peck delivered a high-energy set that blended dramatic stage presence with crowd-pleasing singalongs.—
Staff Photographer,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement That breakthrough set the tone for the rest of the conference, paving the way for several major victories that followed, including Appendix I listings for whale sharks, as well as manta and devil rays.—
Juan Carlos Navarro,
Time,
2 Feb. 2026
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The whale shark, one of only three filter-feeding sharks and the largest fish in the ocean, and the manta and devil rays have joined the list that offers the strictest restrictions on trade, called Appendix I. Whale sharks are at risk from overfishing as well as being struck by ships.—
Gareth J. Fraser,
The Conversation,
12 Dec. 2025
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Her veil was embroidered with delicate florals, which mirrored the exquisite lace on her ballgown’s sleeves and bodice.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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The tulle veil, sheer elbow gloves and Manolo Blahnik shoes Pidgeon wears while walking down the aisle are all authentic, too.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Reflecting on her many memorable on-set experiences with animals, from leading the Saturday morning kids show Thunder with a horse to her infamous encounter with Marcel the capuchin on Friends, Hardin remains as ardent an animal lover as ever.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan. 2026
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Shawnee has a special permit carved out for Frankie, a capuchin monkey that’s lived in a pet store for nearly two decades.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
16 Dec. 2025
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During the scrum involving Sherwood and Barzal, Horvat used his gloved hand to flip the visor on Eklund’s helmet.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The classic bikini fairing harks back to the original café racer's front end, surrounding a pair of awfully low-slung clip-on handlebars and dual electronic clocks behind a compact visor.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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Another activity is setting a leprechaun trap with pulleys to teach about working with objects in motion and camouflage.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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However, camouflage, vegetation and changing lighting conditions often make these mines nearly invisible in conventional images.—
Sagar Lekhak,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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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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“Domino.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domino. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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