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as in curtains
pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room we hung drapes in the living room to match the new color scheme

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drapes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of drape

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Recent Examples of drapes
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Sexy shows up in a blazer cut to perfection, a slip dress that drapes just right, or a monochrome moment that turns simplicity into a statement. Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 18 Aug. 2025 Antique books from The Last Bookstore line the walls, while Italian Renaissance artwork drapes the bar. Chelsea Frank, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 It’s made from a luxe and soft silk material that drapes well and looks like the real thing. Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 The skirt gently drapes over the hips providing a comfortable fit. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025 Martinez's wife's garment was a variation called a shrug vest, a sleeveless item that drapes around the neck instead of having a hole for the head. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 Hyatt decorates her Christmas tree with family ornaments she's made or collected over the years, drapes it in old-school tinsel, and installs her antique tree topper. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024 Besides the nice flair of the leg, the fabric is supremely light, with a weight that drapes nicely on the body and creates a perfectly polished shape. Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024 The Nardwuar x Nike SB Dunk Low drapes the low-top version of Nike’s fan-favorite skateboarding shoe in the journalist’s go-to garb. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drapes
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  • An abstract profile of her decorates the annual tournament poster.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • As the sun rose, the vermilion paint that decorates most Shinto shrines to ward off evil and misfortune began to shine dazzlingly.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As for transcendence, there’s a set of scenes when one character unexpectedly adorns red while another lines of blue.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The script adorns its skein of criminal dealings with idiosyncratic action, too.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rooker unsurprisingly embraces the lunacy of his character, who dresses in Native American drag and tastes bird poop to track his prey.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Drapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drapes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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