1
as in drapes
pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room
the kittens keep climbing the curtains
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2
as in death
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 hides
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 Synonyms for curtains
Noun
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The teens, Damm said, then stomped the animal to death.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025 -
JonBenét performed in a Boulder Christmas parade with a float displaying her name just days before her death.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Deal or No Deal Island hides suitcases with more than $200M in prize money split between them.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2025
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Deal or No Deal Island hides suitcases with more than $200M in prize money split between them.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Their fate has raised painful questions in Israel about the military's failure to prevent the 2023 Hamas attack.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, peace talks spearheaded by Angola, Congo’s southwestern neighbor, have stalled, and the fate of U.N. peacekeepers stationed in eastern Congo was until recently up in the air, with their mandate renewed in December for another year.—
Ruth Maclean,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Jake walked us through some of the fallout from the demise, revealing that Apple TV+ viewers will be robbed of comedic turns from an all-star British cast that was set to include Jason Isaacs, Dawn French, Miranda Richardson, and Jamie and Natasia Demetriou.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Before this particular spacecraft reaches its watery demise, however, SpaceX will test a few other key objectives.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism, the northern lights and space exploration.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Our list of online casinos with slot machine recommendations covers mobile-friendly sites.—
Matthew Gover,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Similarly, this heat from saunas could explain its positive effects on sleep, mood, and pain, too.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
28 Jan. 2025
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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) provides the following sleep recommendations to support optimal health, daytime alertness, and school performance in children: Infants (4 to 12 months): 12 to 16 hours of sleep per 24 hours, including naps.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The season ends with them facing possible doom from the airlock’s cleansing wall of fire.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
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
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“Curtains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtains. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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