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Recent Examples of dome
Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Flashback: The first dome opened as the Century 21 cinema in 1967, when movie theaters mostly had one screen per building, with auditorium-like seating capacity.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Swift is the first artist to perform in the Toronto Blue Jays dome for six shows on a single tour.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 15 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The source of the explosion is now capped with a rhyolite dome called Novarupta (above).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Flashback: The first dome opened as the Century 21 cinema in 1967, when movie theaters mostly had one screen per building, with auditorium-like seating capacity.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
The first issue was that continuous disks didn’t dome up high enough.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Swift is the first artist to perform in the Toronto Blue Jays dome for six shows on a single tour.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dome
Noun
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
Verb
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The sixth hole has been a topic of discussion all week after the decision to move a large, overhanging tree back into the player’s line of sight by the tee box.—
Justin Ray,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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While insurance typically will not cover these elective procedures, if your peripheral eyesight is substantially impaired because of overhanging eyelids, some insurers may cover an upper bleph; an advance comprehensive vision test is required.—
Elycia Rubin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These cranial reinforcements helped distribute stress efficiently across the skull, enabling powerful, marrow-extracting bites.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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An autopsy suggested Camarena's death was caused by a puncture through the skull and into the brain, likely from a steel rebar or tire iron.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Beattie is just one figure in a bulging cast of characters that Stewart handily divides into five main categories: Funders, Thinkers, Sergeants, Infantry and Power Players.—
Jennifer Szalai,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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As Ne Zha, his wide eyes often bulge in different directions.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Which moments and/or auditions stood out most to you?—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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The innovation and access surrounding campus visits in particular stands out as a place where higher education made important and significant strides.—
Brennan Barnard,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Unemployment was projected to be 4.4% this year, not December’s 4.3%.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The majority of those films are projected to shoot in regions outside of Los Angeles, with plans to film more than 360 days in Contra Costa, Oakland, Ojai, Merced, and San Diego Counties, among others, according to the film commission.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Higgins landed a new four-year, $115 million deal, that could balloon to $30 million per season with playing incentives.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Much of that stems from an expansion of its premium to NAV, which has ballooned from 9% in December to 18% today.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Ratting on wildlife crime: Training African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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And finally, the yogurt pouches for her oldest son’s breakfast.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2024
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“Dome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dome. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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