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
Hedy Phillips, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Anya Taylor-Joy, dressed in a pale pink archival Dior dress, draped a thin silk shawl around her elbows, which added some contrast to her open back.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
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Noun
The star accessorized with a matching pink shawl draped around her elbows, layered necklaces and chunky bangle bracelets.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Anya Taylor-Joy, dressed in a pale pink archival Dior dress, draped a thin silk shawl around her elbows, which added some contrast to her open back.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
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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Snow can quickly coat the ground and make for slippery travel, especially on bridges and overpasses.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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Snow and ice coated the tarmac, and powerful, blustery winds could be seen on video.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Big Bend Holiday Hotel Big Bend Holiday Hotel has restored all its rooms with rustic flair, complete with serape curtains and custom tile work.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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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
Verb
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So houses are mostly Mediterranean, wrapped with stucco or fiber cement — noncombustible materials — with a few splashes of stone and brick thrown in.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Matt Turner, the U.S. goalkeeper, did not make a save throughout the game and frequently ran over to his team’s bench to wrap himself in a blanket.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Her look included a bra top and high-waist skirt with a pin pleat detail. 12 of 25 Mikey Madison The nominee was a vision in a strapless custom cream Prada dress with a stole and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.—
Jackie Fields,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Her relationship with the brand has realized some of the most successful street-style looks in recent times: arriving at Giorgio Baldi draped in enormous stoles, hot-footing out of hotels in trompe-l’œil sock boots, brandishing Sardine bags on the streets of New York as if a priceless diamond.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
17 Dec. 2024
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Getty Images The performer also wore a cape that wrapped around her neck and added an ultra sophisticated touch.—
Alejandra Rodríguez,
Glamour,
23 Feb. 2025
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Experimental takes on capes, suiting, and bold, colorful maximalist looks are taking over the city’s streets, providing plenty of inspiration in the process.—
Patricia Karounos,
refinery29.com,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Summer sun breaks reveal vistas of precipitous slopes mantled in deep green grasses — with distant volcanic peaks shrouded in snow.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Feb. 2025
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Keep in mind the game didn’t even have mantling for a while.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Rocket Trucks are highly mobile artillery pieces that can blanket an entire area with fire, though with very low accuracy.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Snow and arctic temperatures impacted much of the Midwest and Upper Plains, blanketing roads in eastern Nebraska, northern Iowa and much of Wisconsin.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 2025.
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