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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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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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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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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
Noun
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The Ferryman crams the Warren home with upright coffins filled with his former victims.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Too often, the radioactive material landed in crematoriums and coffins.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In autumn, this dreamy trek among the clouds is made even more breathtaking by the changing larches, with amber rivers blazing between ice-blue sky and lagoons.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Rain drizzled down most of the day Friday and into the early evening, but before sunset, as Kansas City shredder Samantha Fish was unleashing on guitar, the clouds parted to make way for a vibrant, double rainbow that arched over the entire box canyon.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The above-and-beyond production design and costumes are filled with both period-appropriate lushness and totally idiosyncratic touches, like sarcophagi that showcase the naked faces of the dead and several flowing gowns that resemble full-length veils.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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One through line between the films and the series are the headdresses, veils and hair jewelry.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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These double peaks occur when solar activity spikes, subsides, and then returns a few years later.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, the issue subsides once the instruments and vocals stack on top.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Average caskets run between $2,000 and $5,000 in the United States, but some made of mahogany, bronze or copper can cost upward of $10,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Consumer Advice department.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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The group staged a mock funeral procession in January 2021, with doctors carrying caskets on their shoulders, representing 384 people who had died in the nation’s smallest state of an overdose the previous year.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Smoke from western wildfires shrouds downtown buildings with the Cheyenne Mountain in the background on August 12 in Colorado Springs.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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The plastic bodywork has been sharpened all around, too, with the tank shrouds now reaching the front forks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But if your branding was clearer, stronger and more emotionally resonant, your LTV could be double, while your CAC decreases.—
Erik Huberman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Johnston said his budget plans for zero overall growth in revenue and added that unless Denver's income actually decreases, there won't be any more layoffs next year.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The ancient tombs, along with the area’s previous finds, suggest this part of Manduria served as a structured cemetery-like space in ancient times.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Before the most recent excavation, archaeologists had found 17 of these tombs.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Palls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palls. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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