Thesaurus results for HOODS

hoods 1 of 2

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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Recent Examples of hoods

Noun

Appliances, coils and range hoods The kitchen concentrates several of the most common fire hazard hotspots. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026 Range hoods and kitchen exhaust filters Grease that builds up inside range hoods and metal exhaust filters is highly flammable. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026 Once installed, reinstall the cover and replace any hoods or covers over the engine. —

Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026 One running gag involves the hotel’s irritation at the nearby goats who trample on the hoods of parked cars. —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 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

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He’s beaten by thugs with a crowbar for an unfortunate outburst, exploited by neighbors in the council estate and arrested, all because people don’t understand Tourette syndrome.

— Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Mayor vows to catch 'thugs who did this' Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards promised that law enforcement will catch the people responsible for the violence at the mall.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026