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as in cloaks
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back
a long black velvet mantle
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as in veils
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
the mantle of secrecy that surrounds the operations of the organization's hierarchy
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as in shrouds
to surround or cover closely
early-morning fog mantled the fields along the river
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Recent Examples of mantles
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
The house, built around 1849, is 23 feet wide and about 5,600 square feet with original details like pocket doors, crown moldings, fireplace mantles, and hardwood floors.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2025
Admire the Queen Anne and Italianate architecture, including original staircases, fireplace mantles and woodwork, and see these homes bedecked in their best holiday finery.
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
The signs will rest in basements and on mantles for years, collecting dust.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
Marble fireplace mantles sit at the heart of each.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
The house, built around 1849, is 23 feet wide and about 5,600 square feet with original details like pocket doors, crown moldings, fireplace mantles, and hardwood floors.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2025
Admire the Queen Anne and Italianate architecture, including original staircases, fireplace mantles and woodwork, and see these homes bedecked in their best holiday finery.
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
The signs will rest in basements and on mantles for years, collecting dust.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mantles
Noun
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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
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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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The veils of the universe have thinned.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Unlike the vivid green curtains commonly associated with the northern lights, these auroras appeared as soft crimson veils spread across the night sky.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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This ornament, situating them as something between a throw pillow and a hand muff, shrouds the thick-boned fore- and hindquarters that give them a characteristic rolling gait.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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And then there’s all the emerging tech, like a device that shrouds your body in inflammation-reducing red light at Carillon’s Miami Wellness Resort’s Inner Glow retreat, and a zero-gravity recliner at Canyon Ranch Lenox that can rescue you from menopausal rage at its M/Power retreat.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
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Latino flags hung from runners’ shoulders like capes of resistance.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Nov. 2025
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Cannon also posed with three of his other sons as wrestlers, matching with his boys in red capes and white pants.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Plus, there’s an additional bottom level that’s perfect for storage baskets, extra blankets, and books.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Viewers bring blankets, chairs and picnics to watch the films.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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The resulting design is a hybrid of textile innovation, a proprietary fitting system, and garment engineering for a piece that wraps around the body, giving a personalized support system to wearers.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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The four-bedroom, four-bathroom dwelling, which wraps around a circa 1920 Spanish Revival–style observation tower, spans about 5,000 square feet.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
8 June 2026
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The handmaids’ crimson robes evolved into protest iconography around the world because the story captured fears about authoritarianism and gender more viscerally than overt political messaging ever could.—
Marc Adelman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Several men in traditional djellaba robes and balgha slippers banged on drums and led the joyous chants to extend the party, which was hosted by the Moroccan American Council Association of South Florida.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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Its size varies across species, but in humans and many other mammals, the cortex now swells to epic proportions—around 75 percent of brain mass, in our case—and envelops the older structures beneath it.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
28 May 2026
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The sponge then envelops and ingests them.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mantles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mantles. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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