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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JonBenét performed in a Boulder Christmas parade with a float displaying her name just days before her death.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025 -
The teens, Damm said, then stomped the animal to death.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
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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For Espe, the pain of not knowing the fate of his pregnant wife, young son and colleagues never faded.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Staten Island Zoo refrained from blaming the mayor for the 10-month-old rodent’s demise.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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In one instance, The Hammered Lamb, a popular Ivanhoe pub, closed down, blaming the Orange Avenue sewer-line project for its demise.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 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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Our list of online casinos with slot machine recommendations covers mobile-friendly sites.—
Matthew Gover,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre is a reporter who covers the music industry, with a particular focus on charts all around the world.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
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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After a night of sleep, hCG levels should be most concentrated early in the morning.—
Christin Perry,
Parents,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Getty Images Apple defied the doom and gloom that had been building for weeks.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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She is released, but the note of impending doom is sounded.—
Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Curtains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtains. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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