as in sarape
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 shawl
Jen Juneau, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Or hop aboard a day dive charter to see the wonders of Anacapa, where Spanish shawl nudibranch and California sheephead move through towering kelp forests.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
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Noun
The structured sheath gown floated just above Grande's white rounded-toe pumps and matching pink satin shawl.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Or hop aboard a day dive charter to see the wonders of Anacapa, where Spanish shawl nudibranch and California sheephead move through towering kelp forests.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
He was also known for living an ascetic lifestyle, often dressing in a loincloth and shawl only.
—Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shawl
Verb
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The same color, but at a 50 percent saturation, also coats the house's exterior.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2025
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Pennies used to be made entirely of copper but the government switched to producing pennies that were 98 percent zinc and just coated in copper after the coins began disappearing when Americans began hoarding them to be repurposed as copper washers.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In 2019, she was arrested again after jumping over the wall of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s mansion while wearing a serape and sombrero.—
Prem Thakker,
The New Republic,
7 Apr. 2023
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In 2018, Valero worked with the Tamayo brothers, of one of the last remaining serape-weaving families, to create Bouquets, a series of 12 collagelike rugs that pushed formal boundaries with semicircles and ellipses that overspilled the rectangular perimeter’s edges.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2021
Verb
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Each order is wrapped in a red pouch and perfumed with Guerlain’s Habit Rouge.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Deadpool & Wolverine star finished the routine by raising the rope and wrapping it around his arms in the air.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For the celebration of Mass, the bishops and priests wear wide cloaks called a chasuble as well as a stole around the neck, which descended the length of the cloak along both sides of the body.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
7 Dec. 2024
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Her nails matched the gown and furry stole, with silver and white 3D charms on each tip.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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To show off her new look, Fox channeled ’90s menswear fashion in a colorful floral-print shirt with pointy lapels paired with a black tuxedo cape, matching baggy pants and chunky brown leather loafers.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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David Corenswet is the new guy in the red cape, Rachel Brosnahan plays ace journalist/love interest Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult co-stars as villainous Lex Luthor in an adventure that introduces Superman's best friend: Krypto the dog.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Keep in mind the game didn’t even have mantling for a while.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Mexican plum trees are mantled with snowy white blossoms.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
6 Mar. 2024
Verb
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But the remnants of the smoke and ash that blanketed the city are still settling, and those present ongoing risks, Jerrett says.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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The creamy au jus adds a rich, velvety finish that blankets the thick noodles.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But Maduro’s numbers have been widely discredited by both domestic and international observers, based on both polling prior to the election and tally sheets the opposition was able to recover from voting machines before Maduro’s forces shut down the count.—
Rafael Bernal,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2025
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Failure to confront and anticipate social and environmental issues and their consequences is being sheeted back to boards and executives.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes,
21 Oct. 2024
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“Shawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shawl. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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