as in thugs
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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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 hoods
Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Wielding an axe, the 26-year-old Englewood resident damaged the hoods and windows of a dozen cars parked in the lot, causing more than $75,000 in damage, prosecutors said.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Some cars even had holes in their hoods.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
The inspector noticed a black substance inside the ice machine, dirty vent hoods and shelves and an employee without a hair restraint.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
In fact, the pointed hoods of nazarenos are inspired by clothes used to shame sinners during the Spanish Inquisition.
—Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Grease had built up on the vent hoods and fryers.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Sleek stainless appliances, countertops, backsplashes, fixtures, range hoods, and cookware aren’t immune to the grimy buildup that settles on your cabinets, stovetop, and other elements.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
The next night, Weathermen placed plastic coffee cups filled with black powder under the hoods of police squad cars across Chicago.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
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In Chan’s earlier Breathers, the figures were often purely black or white, and many of them wore hoods.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Wielding an axe, the 26-year-old Englewood resident damaged the hoods and windows of a dozen cars parked in the lot, causing more than $75,000 in damage, prosecutors said.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Some cars even had holes in their hoods.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
The inspector noticed a black substance inside the ice machine, dirty vent hoods and shelves and an employee without a hair restraint.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
In fact, the pointed hoods of nazarenos are inspired by clothes used to shame sinners during the Spanish Inquisition.
—Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Grease had built up on the vent hoods and fryers.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Sleek stainless appliances, countertops, backsplashes, fixtures, range hoods, and cookware aren’t immune to the grimy buildup that settles on your cabinets, stovetop, and other elements.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
The next night, Weathermen placed plastic coffee cups filled with black powder under the hoods of police squad cars across Chicago.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Hoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoods. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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