Thesaurus results for HOODS

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noun (1)

plural of hood

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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noun (2)

plural of hood

as in cloaks

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy

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In that incident, teens dressed head-to-toe in black — some wearing hoods and masks — were seen throwing punches and hurling chairs as innocent bystanders sought safety. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 Water rose over the hoods of vehicles parked near the river at the Comfort RV Resort. — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 Water rose over the hoods of vehicles parked near the river at the Comfort RV Resort, which has about 200 residents. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 At least a hundred people witnessed the caning, carried out by a group of people wearing robes and hoods on a stage in Bustanussalatin City Park in Banda Aceh. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 That’s when Champion made thick cotton tops with hoods to help keep butchers warm in meat lockers and construction crews insulated during periods of cold outdoor labor. — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026 Ventless hoods don't have ductwork and include a charcoal filter for trapping smoke and odors so that air can be recirculated. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 From the kinds of cabinets that are no longer in style, to various appliance types, range hoods, and more, the professionals will guide you as to what can stay and what kitchen features should be left in 2010. — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026 Federal regulators don’t collect much data about the heights of vehicles’ hoods. — New York Times, 21 June 2026

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In the big screen take of Clayface, Hagen is a matinee idol on the rise, but his face gets slashed by thugs.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Threatening to limit mail-in voting, adding ridiculous ID requirements, or staging thugs at polling places are other possible ways to convince you to stay home.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2026

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Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

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Remember all those fake memoirs from the early 2000s, by all those writers pretending to be addicts and gangsters and Holocaust survivors?

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
In each, the protagonist(s) will be sought by both police and gangsters yet will lose their own money and have to get along without any while on the run.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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California has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, but state lawmakers are concerned that a new technology is allowing criminals to obtain firearms by building them from scratch.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
This lengthy process was typical of ICE’s previous procedures to track down criminals, Sandweg said, which may have shifted under the demands of this administration’s daily arrest goals.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

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Their heads are covered in waist-length teal veils, and black canvas work aprons cover their gray habits.

— Adora Namigadde, NPR, 23 July 2026
With diagnostic precision, shifting baseline syndrome puts a name on something that most of us have experienced—the ways in which the fog of forgetting veils experience.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of veils

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More than 10,200 families have received emergency supplies, including tents, tarps, solar lights, blankets, hygiene kits, cooking sets and Spanish Bibles.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
There are throw pillows in floral prints, cozy jacquard throw blankets, marble catchall dishes, faux fall floral arrangements and autumnal still life prints, among other picks exciting us ahead of the new season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

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