as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere
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as in cloak
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy
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Recent Examples of hood
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
The look featured a hood and a puffed silhouette.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The report indicated that the fragment on the hood measured around 2 inches by 2 inches.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Change or clean the filter if the hood doesn’t efficiently clear smoke from the room, even on the highest setting.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
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Their hoods are covered with special plugs where 2,200 corals grown at the Miami Native Coral Lab in Allapattah will be screwed in.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
The look featured a hood and a puffed silhouette.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The report indicated that the fragment on the hood measured around 2 inches by 2 inches.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Change or clean the filter if the hood doesn’t efficiently clear smoke from the room, even on the highest setting.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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