as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
the coffin was placed in a cement hull
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Recent Examples of hull
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
In the meantime, Parson’s team is ripping hundreds of pounds off their hulls.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
Everything from lifeboat drills to hull design can trace its roots back to the hard lessons learned from Titanic’s fate.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Noun
Among them are a detachable command saucer, secondary hull and an opening shuttlebay containing a pair of mini shuttlepods.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
In the meantime, Parson’s team is ripping hundreds of pounds off their hulls.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
Place hulled strawberries, sugar, and 2 cups of the water in a blender with lemon quarters; blend on HIGH until almost fully pureed, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
Everything from lifeboat drills to hull design can trace its roots back to the hard lessons learned from Titanic’s fate.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hull
Noun
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Nuts and fatty fishes, like salmon and sardines, contain omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for building the insulating sheaths that surround the nerve fibers that carry information from one brain cell to another.—
Dana G. Smith,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Kohberger was identified as a suspect after his DNA was found on a knife sheath left at the scene of the murders.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Nine shell casings were collected at the scene.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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This includes stray rounds, shells, or empty casings.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Bulldog or border collie, barking or getting its belly rubbed, a dog can be many things while still remaining a dog.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cackles, even, as the obnoxiously loud guy sitting behind me barked throughout the show.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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Federal fraud indictments continue to emerge in housing and autism programs after a federal investigation first became public in the summer of 2025.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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The motel was a magnet for rock-and-rollers and folk artists seeking affordable housing close to the bustling Hollywood music scene.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The breakthrough came when the researchers introduced a minute amount of ordinary salt at a critical stage in the process, which triggered the metal to wrap around the template instead of spreading out, enabling the formation of stable nanotube shells.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Taco Bell shook up its menu in 2014 with a waffle used as a taco shell to hold eggs, cheese and meat.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The disease damages the protective covering around nerves in the central nervous system, leading to symptoms like muscle weakness, numbness, vision changes and mobility issues.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The collections, which encompass furnishing fabrics, wall coverings and trimmings, mark his second collaboration with the global lifestyle brand headquartered in Thailand.—
Bambina Wise,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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In Place Some butterfly species can overwinter in place as adults or larvae, nestling between tree bark, under rocks, in seed pods, among curled leaves and leaf litter, or under the soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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The story follows an English teacher, Penelope Schleeman, who has written a début novel about the adventures of a feisty mermaid living in a matriarchal pod.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Hull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hull. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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