as in heads
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
the fitted cap is too small for my large dome
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Recent Examples of domes
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
The white-terrazzo bar is topped with three 18-foot verdigris sculptural palms, while velvet booths are encased in their own domes, reminiscent of shells.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
Unlike the colorful, layered cliffs and domes Capitol Reef is known for, Glass Mountain feels almost metaphysical.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Crisscrossing the strait were ships of all sizes, with the domes and minarets of the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque in the distance.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Operational efficiency is further enhanced because liquid sodium operates at atmospheric pressure, meaning Aalo’s reactors do not require the massive, high-pressure containment domes seen in conventional plants.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Media reports show renderings of domes but give widely varying storage capacities—including 100 MW and 1,000 MW.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
The futuristic glass pyramids and stark white domes appear in stark contrast to the rugged Sonoran desert landscape and Catalina Mountains rising in the distance.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
That means Cosm will be able to send its in-house production team, which is responsible for the unique views provided to viewers at their domes, to key national TV games, events from next year’s All-Star Weekend, the playoffs and NBA Finals.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for domes
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So uncompromising as to turn hard heads into soft behinds.—
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Wiser heads, though, can see that the fraud also robbed funds from those who needed them the most and that rooting out fraud should not be a partisan issue.—
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The right hander, who projects as the Razorbacks' Friday night starter this season, struck out a career-high 10 in six innings of relief against LSU on June 14 at the College World Series.—
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As reported by Forbes, Goldman Sachs projects the influencer economy will grow to nearly $500 billion by 2027, with the past year seeing plenty of misfires by celebrities and creators hoping to take home a piece of the pie.—
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Investigators later searched the Ephrata home and storage unit of Jonathan Christ Gerlach, 34, and reported finding more than 100 human skulls, long bones, mummified hands and feet, two decomposing torsos and other skeletal items.—
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The players all pair up, with one of them getting locked in a cage while their partner has to find and stack ten skulls to free them.—
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.—
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On Saturday, well over 100 people came out to a concrete pier that juts out into the lake to catch a glimpse.—
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His home run on July 28 struck the wide mesh-like portion that juts out on the fair side of the pole.—
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Brett Wooderson, a longtime customer, agreed that the appreciation for beer and brewing as a hobby stands out.—
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Of the many types of basil, the classic Italian 'Treviso' variety stands out for resisting bitterness, staying tender longer, and being slow to flower even as summer heats up.—
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Cut with a curved outer seam that balloons slightly through the thigh before tapering at the ankle, the shape is all about creating volume.—
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The mid-rise jeans have an exaggerated barrel silhouette that balloons out at the knee and tapers into a wide-leg fit at the ankle.—
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Smoke billows over Gaza Strip following an Israeli bombardment Sunday.—
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Smoke billows from the Lyondell Basell Houston refinery in Texas in 2024.—
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“Domes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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