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Recent Examples of domino
The appointments and nominations have created a political domino scenario in Florida, giving some of the state’s up-and-coming political figures chances to move up in the state’s ranks.
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Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Many of these steps, historians believe, were the first dominoes in toppling dictatorships and ushering in democracy to the region.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Firing Brown was the first big domino for Sacramento.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
For traders at Mbare Musika, the fire was simply the last domino to fall.
—Tawanda Karombo, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
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Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Many of these steps, historians believe, were the first dominoes in toppling dictatorships and ushering in democracy to the region.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Firing Brown was the first big domino for Sacramento.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
For traders at Mbare Musika, the fire was simply the last domino to fall.
—Tawanda Karombo, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domino
Noun
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Guests embraced colorful patterns, maximalist prints, and accessorized with feathers, fringe, crowns, masks, brass, leather, belts, bells, and all things glitter and gold.—
Alexandra Macon,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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The athlete went as far as to wear an Animal mask over his head and face, ripped brown pants with a robe at his waist and a yellow cropped shirt with flames embossed on the fabric.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Gills absorb oxygen from the water that gushes out so the manta can breathe.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
31 Dec. 2024
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Think: endless watersports, sand bar picnics, snorkeling with the mantas (alongside a marine biologist), floating breakfasts in your private pool, personal training sessions, and unlimited spa visits.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Smith’s hair was let down in loose waves, while a long veil rested on her head.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The sacred and the profane, religious devotion and sensuality, simmering passion shrouded in a veil of composure and silence —these dramatic contrasts have shaped their repertoire from the outset, nearly 40 years ago.—
Tiziana Cardini,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Following their walks through the moon dust, Apollo astronauts found regolith obscuring their helmet visors, grinding inside joints of their spacesuits, tracking inside their spacecraft and compromising vacuum seals.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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This was the Bears’ first road win of the season and their first Sunday afternoon road win since Dec. 26, 2022, when Matt Nagy was still rocking a Bears visor.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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These discoveries have bridged the gap between Africa’s primate ancestors and the diverse array of New World monkeys thriving today, including capuchins, howler monkeys and tamarins.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Soon, Macrinus has ascended to the side of Emperor Caracalla and sweeps into a room full of senators shocked that the young man has named his pet capuchin to a military post.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Dimorphism can also develop from differing survival strategies between sexes, such as females needing better camouflage for nesting.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The troops — wearing camouflage body armor with AR-style rifles slung across their chests — aren’t a typical fixture the suburban community.—
Andrea Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.—
Sarah Khan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2020
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On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.—
Klara Glowczewska,
Town & Country,
30 Mar. 2015
Noun
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For more of a European flair, there’s the mantilla veil.—
Laura Lajiness Kaupke,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2024
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Weirdest Head Gear Lana Del Rey, wearing an Alexander McQueen gown, was topped by a thorn of crowns or Spanish mantilla — or maybe both.—
Merle Ginsberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 May 2024
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“Domino.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domino. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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