as in cloak
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back
the mysterious figure wrapped his cape tightly around his shoulders
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as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
residents fled the cape as the hurricane roared up the coast
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Recent Examples of cape
Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
The late Alexander McQueen’s Fall-Winter 2002 show, ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,’ featured a now-iconic Batman-esque parachute cape inspired by Burton’s work.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Gabbard is like a red cape to the modern McCarthyites.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
While the Princess of Wales paired the cross with a velvet purple floor-length dress by Catherine Walker, Kardashian opted to marry the 5.25-carat necklace with pearl chokers and an ivory shawl cape.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Unless senior running back Micah Bernard throws on a cape for the Utes, this one is over entering the fourth quarter.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
The late Alexander McQueen’s Fall-Winter 2002 show, ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,’ featured a now-iconic Batman-esque parachute cape inspired by Burton’s work.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Gabbard is like a red cape to the modern McCarthyites.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
While the Princess of Wales paired the cross with a velvet purple floor-length dress by Catherine Walker, Kardashian opted to marry the 5.25-carat necklace with pearl chokers and an ivory shawl cape.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Cape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cape. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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