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a hard shell on the back of some animals (such as turtles or crabs)
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Recent Examples of carapace
But Groff is an actor who’s able to communicate hurt and humanity even through a carapace of ego and moral deficiency.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Younger crabs may not have the fuzzy claws, and it's recommended to look for a notch on their carapace, or shell, between their eyes and the four small spines on each side.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 11 June 2024
And on top of that is this amazing sort of carapace of incredible glamour.
—Andrea Lavinthal, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Its impressive carapace alone can measure up to 12 inches across, with legs that can extend up to 12 feet from claw to claw.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Younger crabs may not have the fuzzy claws, and it's recommended to look for a notch on their carapace, or shell, between their eyes and the four small spines on each side.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 11 June 2024
And on top of that is this amazing sort of carapace of incredible glamour.
—Andrea Lavinthal, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Its impressive carapace alone can measure up to 12 inches across, with legs that can extend up to 12 feet from claw to claw.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carapace
Noun
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Here’s what to know about Chief Justice John Roberts and his complicated relationship with President Donald Trump: A history of enabling Trump's legal shield Roberts’ tenure as Chief Justice has coincided with some of the most tumultuous legal battles involving a sitting President.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The photon shields look like an Elizabethan collar.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He’s been putting an emphasis on pickoffs at first base and reducing his times to the plate to control the running game.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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During the Jewish Passover, the egg takes on many ritualistic roles; the roasted or hard-boiled orb is center stage on the seder plate symbolizing the cycle of life and hopeful beginnings.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Conical shells stretch monstrous in our own alien waters.—
Julie Swarstad Johnson,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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Many of the buildings show the scars of the years of conflict — windows blown out and boarded up, chunks of rubble strewn around from shells hitting concrete.—
Clarissa Ward,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Even with all that extra armor, every turtle tank sortie across no-man’s-land is risky.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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He is held captive by the terrorist group Ten Rings and eventually escapes in a suit of powered armor, kept alive by an electromagnet in his chest.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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At the core of the collection was the brand’s new Lacquer Spiral, an evolution of the spring ‘25 Gold Spiral, which involves molding, engraving, plating, and lacquering using a custom formula.—
Stephen Garner,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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Stepping it up a notch, this variation adds bolt-on armor plating that can withstand assault rifle rounds.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
18 Sep. 2024
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The sight of the team’s F50 capsized on Sydney Harbour, the crew in the hull, waiting to be rescued, summed up a miserable low point in their SailGP season.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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China is expanding its global military reach and presence and has the largest navy in the world by hull count, with over 370 vessels.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Knighton says she was shot eight times, not five, based on her injuries, but police only found five casings at the scene.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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The site has been manufacturing the standard Starlink dish, which involves processing raw plastic pellets and aluminum to fashion the hardware’s casing.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
4 Mar. 2025
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Investigators identified him as a suspect, in part, after comparing the DNA profile on the knife sheath to those filed in consumer databases and building a family tree.—
Mike Baker,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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Their most promising piece of evidence was DNA obtained from the Ka-Bar knife sheath found near some of the victims' bodies.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Carapace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carapace. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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