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Recent Examples of domino
Think of this process like knocking down a series of dominoes: The push of your hand (the free radical in this instance) hits a domino (the monomer) and subsequently knocks down the rest of the dominoes to form a line (the polymer).
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Aaron Priester, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
But this is just the latest permutation of the game, which could be seen as a mix of dominos and cards.
—Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Last month the Canucks seriously considered trading Pettersson before deciding to ultimately move Miller, which was always the more likely first domino for the club.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
The domino affect of the log jam in recruiting means more high school players will flood to junior college sports programs, and sparkling venues catch the eye of recruits.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
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Aaron Priester, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
But this is just the latest permutation of the game, which could be seen as a mix of dominos and cards.
—Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Last month the Canucks seriously considered trading Pettersson before deciding to ultimately move Miller, which was always the more likely first domino for the club.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
The domino affect of the log jam in recruiting means more high school players will flood to junior college sports programs, and sparkling venues catch the eye of recruits.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domino
Noun
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Among the objects being returned are sculptures, plaques, pendants, tusks, and an ivory mask.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
20 Feb. 2025
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Get your beauty sleep by applying this dry mask before bed—simply spray it into hair and brush through and let the clever formula do its thing.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And although stingray tails have a fearsome reputation for deadly stings, manta tails lack defensive spines entirely.—
Jack Tamisiea,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Why mantas and related rays have such long tails has long been a mystery.—
Jack Tamisiea,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Enter the grounds of any Anantara resort in southern Thailand and the real world slips away behind an emerald jungle veil.—
Jordan Riefe,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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President Barack Obama famously negotiated a rapprochement with Cuba — later reversed by Mr. Trump — under a veil of secrecy.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Osaka continued the black and white color display with a black visor and black wrist bands with the white Nike logo embossed on the fabric.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Jan. 2025
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And while nearly every commercial vehicle has featured sun visors for decades, little in their overall design has changed.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 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
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Actual Ad The ad Cambridge sent shows what appears to be a father and son on a hunt, wearing matching camouflage jackets with rifles slung over their left shoulders.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Females tend to use this for camouflage, while males use it to show off.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 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
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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 4 Mar. 2025.
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