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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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Despite 268 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque just busting to get out from under its hood, the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale sporty SUV needs an infusion of theatricality.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
In the first minutes, after the group of influencers, athletes, models, podcasters and actors are driven into the the desert in Morocco, their military manhandlers storm the bus and put black hoods over the heads, marching them into the unknown.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
The lease listing specifies it as a restaurant space with a full kitchen buildout, a hood, a grease interceptor and more than 1,000 square feet of covered outdoor patio.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
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Stewart was bundled up in a white winter jacket with a large fur hood on the left.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Despite 268 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque just busting to get out from under its hood, the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale sporty SUV needs an infusion of theatricality.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
In the first minutes, after the group of influencers, athletes, models, podcasters and actors are driven into the the desert in Morocco, their military manhandlers storm the bus and put black hoods over the heads, marching them into the unknown.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
The lease listing specifies it as a restaurant space with a full kitchen buildout, a hood, a grease interceptor and more than 1,000 square feet of covered outdoor patio.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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