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Recent Examples of dominoes
Noah began building with dominoes in 2022 after watching popular YouTubers construct elaborate, large-scale domino structures and set-ups and knock them down in showstopping chain reactions.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominoes
Noun
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Yordan Alvarez authoring a season worthy of American League MVP honors masks some of Altuve’s malaise.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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These pick-me-up masks will give a boost to your self-care routine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Noun
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The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll.—
Jonny Bierman,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
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The mantas are still spotted in May and October, but in fewer numbers.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The veils of the universe have thinned.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
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The veils of the universe have thinned.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Noun
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At the funeral for Pope Francis in April, Jill Biden, Queen Letizia of Spain, Princess Charlene of Monaco and Queen Rania of Jordan were among the high-profile royals and global dignitaries who wore mantillas with their mourning attire.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Other model-specific details include Union Jacks embossed onto the sun visors, an Earls Court 1951 logo stitched into the headrests, and a wooden gear shifter.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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Shnaider’s parents were concerned that the fair-haired daughter would get sunburned on the courts, but caps and visors reportedly obstructed her view.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Revellers in Knicks capes pleaded their cases fruitlessly.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
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Seven different looks rotate throughout the World Cup season, each one conceived by designer Ricardo Zuccolini, with Diana Dubinsky and her team at Wynwood studio’s DesignLab22 swathing the sea nymphs in capes inspired by FIFA teams’ country colors.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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At the 2019 Emmys, The Handmaid’s Tale picked up 11 nominations and three wins in categories like writing, directing, cinematography, costumes, music, editing, and guest acting (Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones swept the drama guest awards) for a season that had half-aired the year before.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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The cheerleaders were also not allowed to attend parties or wear jewelry with their costumes, according to a 1978 story in the newspaper.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
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But, where other big Benz luxury rigs go up or down in the name of ground clearance, the VLE is more about aerodynamics and ease of entry and exit.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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Companies run teleoperation farms where people strap into VR rigs and exoskeletons and pilot robots through the same dull tasks over and over, logging every motion as training data.—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Dominoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominoes. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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