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a piece of cloth that is used especially by women as a covering for the head or shoulders
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Recent Examples of shawls
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Among the collectibles on offer are 138 bags and small leather goods, ranging from Speedies, Neverfulls, and CarryAlls; 77 pieces of jewelry and accessories; 80 scarves, shawls, and stoles done up in silk and cashmere; and 10 ready-to-wear pieces.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2025
The clothing collection includes scarves, shawls, jackets, and tops made from linen, silk, and cotton.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
These Kashmiri shawls lay at the heart of imperial debates about industrialization, authenticity, and taste, Zutshi explains.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
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The latter were sometimes embroidered on his signature woolen cardigans and shawls bearing stylized versions of placid landscapes, bandana patterns or geometric motifs.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Among the collectibles on offer are 138 bags and small leather goods, ranging from Speedies, Neverfulls, and CarryAlls; 77 pieces of jewelry and accessories; 80 scarves, shawls, and stoles done up in silk and cashmere; and 10 ready-to-wear pieces.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2025
The clothing collection includes scarves, shawls, jackets, and tops made from linen, silk, and cotton.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
These Kashmiri shawls lay at the heart of imperial debates about industrialization, authenticity, and taste, Zutshi explains.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shawls
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His droll voiceover, which warmly blankets and contextualizes his imagery, provides viewers an entrée into an worldview effortlessly engaged with culture, politics, and the smallest details of his private life.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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And the Eero Pro 6E, at $150 off, blankets your home in a fast, reliable Wi-Fi 6E mesh network while easily managing smart home gear.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the film, one glowing maggot scores an oversized moth, wraps it up, then bores through its eye before eating its living brain.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Edith Hernández Torres, who runs a shop here, wraps hers in cellophane.—
Eyder Peralta,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bloom is the fine, powdery film that coats grapes, giving them a frosty appearance.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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During winter, mist from the falls coats everything — including scaffolding — in a dangerous skin of ice.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Hats, belts, gloves, tassels, sunglasses, capes, ties, pendants (the list goes on)—each offered a chance to highlight your own style.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many came with matching tulle capes, some shrunken to cover just the arms, shoulders and neckline, others with billowing side trails.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Found in small quantities in the solar wind, He-3 is implanted in the lunar regolith, the layer of loose, fragmented material that carpets the terrain of the moon.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Through the haze of doom that shrouds climate science shines the passion behind the quest to understand and solve one of the greatest challenges humanity has faced.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Like the ominous mist that covers the coastal town of The Fog's Antonio Bay, John Carpenter's atmospheric spooker envelops viewers like a heavy blanket.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Some people prefer a high-pile cotton that envelops them like a hug post shower, while others like a thinner waffle weave that dries in minutes.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Shawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shawls. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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