1
as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
there has long been a curtain of secrecy surrounding that group
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2
as in drapes
curtains plural
pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room
the kittens keep climbing the curtains
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3
as in sleep
curtains plural
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
it'll be curtains for us if we're caught
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as in to hide
to keep secret or shut off from view
she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair
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Recent Examples of curtain
Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The $15 set includes rod pocket tier curtains and a valance for a coordinated and complete look.
—Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Sep. 2024
Hang curtains that brush the floor and stretch nearly to the ceiling to make any space feel grander.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2024
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Noun
Pundits largely scoffed at Indiana, which scored two late touchdowns at Notre Dame before falling 27-17 in the first-round curtain raiser.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The $15 set includes rod pocket tier curtains and a valance for a coordinated and complete look.
—Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Despite the rapper’s front row seat all Paris Fashion Week, an angled bang curtained both eyes.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Sep. 2024
Hang curtains that brush the floor and stretch nearly to the ceiling to make any space feel grander.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtain
Noun
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Mars clouds have wispy features, more like a gauzy veil than a fluffy sheep.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Alas, the clouds soon gathered, casting their veil over the moon, obscuring it from sight.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Negotiations dragged on until 3am each night and resumed in the morning after a few hours of sleep, a U.S. official said.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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In a 2017 review of 34 studies published in Advances in Preventive Medicine, 29 found exercise improves both the quantity and quality of sleep.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Asked about his identity and to provide authorization, Deng tried to hide his equipment and flee, prompting the officials to take him and his companions into custody.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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When Hamas chose to go to ground inside Gaza and hide among its people, Israel followed it down, leveling the territory and its population to get at its enemy.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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The child was laid down in a room where the bodies of those killed were being wrapped in shrouds.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
13 Dec. 2024
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How gives it the sad aspect of a shroud / … All true to nature does his art design.—
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airmail.news,
30 Nov. 2024
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There’s a lot of doom and gloom around the state of film criticism, especially as it’s become democratized by social media.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
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Do not let despair or doom and gloom put you into a catatonic funk.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Nazis wanted to conceal the crime by burning the bodies on mass pyres.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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On a second trip to the same area in July, researchers found the species concealed among the leaf litter layer making no noise.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The yellow of the cloak references the color of the flag of Vatican City.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2025
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Both approaches are forms of hegemonic reassertion—attempts to cement U.S. primacy on the world stage—but one cloaks itself in moral superiority, and the other does not.—
Matias Spektor,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Cooper last posted to social media to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday (January 15), just days before his passing.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The mother’s passing and the 2008 financial collapse contributed to the precariousness that’s put them in this predicament.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtain. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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