as in craniums
the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates
paleoanthropologists recently found the skull of a prehistoric man in a remote area of the desert
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of skulls
ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
In that release, MCSO included photos of bones and skulls, presumably of deceased bison, and presumably taken on the Lay Valley property.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2026
In the 1920s and 1930s, hundreds of fossils were excavated from Zhoukoudian, including several skulls.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
While building the institution, architects discovered that buried under it was one of the largest and best preserved tzompantli, or wooden rack, displaying over 650 human skulls thought to have been sacrificed in the 15th century, during Aztec rule.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
There such subtexts of skeletons, skulls, blood, aging, injury, anatomy and mortality can be found.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Decadent art, with its mannerism, also its enthusiasm for skulls, swords, strippers, and other Hot Topic motifs, is for some art historians an embarrassing cul-de-sac best passed over in favor of a narrative of formal progress leading inevitably to abstraction.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The remains included century-old human skulls and were found along the Intracoastal Waterway, WECT reported.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Wall space is dedicated to everything condor, from National Geographic magazine covers to Argentinian banknotes to bird skulls mounted in shadowboxes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
But at least some of the Vesuvian victims probably died instantaneously from the intense heat of fast-moving lava flows, with temperatures high enough to boil brains and explode skulls.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
In that release, MCSO included photos of bones and skulls, presumably of deceased bison, and presumably taken on the Lay Valley property.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2026
In the 1920s and 1930s, hundreds of fossils were excavated from Zhoukoudian, including several skulls.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
While building the institution, architects discovered that buried under it was one of the largest and best preserved tzompantli, or wooden rack, displaying over 650 human skulls thought to have been sacrificed in the 15th century, during Aztec rule.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
There such subtexts of skeletons, skulls, blood, aging, injury, anatomy and mortality can be found.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Decadent art, with its mannerism, also its enthusiasm for skulls, swords, strippers, and other Hot Topic motifs, is for some art historians an embarrassing cul-de-sac best passed over in favor of a narrative of formal progress leading inevitably to abstraction.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The remains included century-old human skulls and were found along the Intracoastal Waterway, WECT reported.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Wall space is dedicated to everything condor, from National Geographic magazine covers to Argentinian banknotes to bird skulls mounted in shadowboxes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skulls
Noun
-
The other two craniums were found in 1990.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
-
Of course, something similar typified our evolution, too, which can all too easily be cast as the blossoming forth of ever-plumper craniums.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
The chance to work with the former Brighton & Hove Albion manager had been a significant draw for many of the players who had joined the club over the previous 18 months, and his abrupt departure left some scratching their heads.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
-
His neighbors baked the entire haul into an enormous pie, and left the heads of the fishes poking through as a celebration of abundance, or maybe an announcement of survival.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Verb
-
Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
-
These are in addition to private members clubs The Wilde and Cipriani, among other highlights.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Skulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulls. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
