palls 1 of 2

noun

plural of pall
1
as in coffins
a boxlike container for holding a dead body bearing her husband's pall were her four brothers and two nephews

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2
as in clouds
an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom a persistent pall of distrust has overtaken this administration and will remain until the president resigns

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3
as in veils
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth a pall of gloom overshadowed the failing theater's last production

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palls

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pall
as in subsides
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually viewers' interest in the reality show eventually palled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palls
  1. coffins
  2. clouds
  3. veils
  4. subsides
  5. caskets
  6. shrouds
  7. decreases
  8. tombs
Noun
  • Several trucks arrived with coffins throughout Monday, according to the cemetery worker who spoke to CNN.
    — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Some reached out to touch the truck, which was also carrying the coffins of some of Khamenei’s family members.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Definition of coffins
Noun
  • Now, Fedorov’s abrupt, surprise dismissal is casting jet-black clouds over Ukraine’s metamorphosis into a super-tech fighting force.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • That’s because previous CPUs for clouds from Intel and AMD focused on core count, but Nvidia’s chip and Olympus core focuses on single-core speed instead, Nvidia said.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of clouds
Noun
  • 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
Verb
  • Eventually, the helicopter ejaculates a waterfall from its door, and the storm subsides.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • And once the temp subsides, a secret weapon like this can hide away in your hall closet until things heat up again.
    — Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of subsides
Noun
  • Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
    — NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Definition of caskets
Noun
  • Like the men, the women all wore overalls, shapeless shrouds of dark denim.
    — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Understanding this dual existence could be key to solving the origins of dust shrouds in interacting supernovas.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of shrouds
Verb
  • Some peptides are naturally produced in the body, such as insulin; which is a hormone secreted by the pancreas that decreases blood sugar levels.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • As traffic in the waterway decreases, the oil market is facing the same squeeze that has taken millions of barrels offline per day since March.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of decreases
Noun
  • Linn said there's anything from dogs associated with deities like Hecate, to dogs found in Mycenaean tombs.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • The Digest Three ancient Egyptian tombs with rare inscriptions have been uncovered at Saqqara, offering new clues about New Kingdom ties to the Near East.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
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