as in sarape
a piece of cloth that is used especially by women as a covering for the head or shoulders
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Recent Examples of shawl
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Sarandos presented President Sheinbaum with a shawl, or rebozo, worn by the character Damiana in Pedro Páramo.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
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Noun
Styled by Ryan Young, Brown wore a sheer, pale blue beaded Giorgio Armani dress paired with a silk navy shawl—which is actually the same outfit Gwyneth Paltrow wore at the 1998 New York premiere of her movie Shakespeare in Love.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Sarandos presented President Sheinbaum with a shawl, or rebozo, worn by the character Damiana in Pedro Páramo.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
He was also known for living an ascetic lifestyle, often dressing in a loincloth and shawl only.
—Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
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Verb
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Stir in drained pasta, basil, and lemon zest until coated, adding the remaining 1/4 cup cooking water (about 1 tablespoon at a time) to loosen sauce as needed.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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Cover with nonstick foil or foil coated in nonstick spray.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2025
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Big Bend Holiday Hotel Big Bend Holiday Hotel has restored all its rooms with rustic flair, complete with serape curtains and custom tile work.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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In 2019, she was arrested again after jumping over the wall of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s mansion while wearing a serape and sombrero.—
Prem Thakker,
The New Republic,
7 Apr. 2023
Verb
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians introduces a new generation of demigods Season 2 recently wrapped filming in Vancouver.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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As of right now, our little run with NXT is wrapped.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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There is, of course, the house’s history of producing artisan furs, which took shape in collared and collarless coats, long vests and a stole.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her husband was dressed in an all-black suit with an ocelot stole on his shoulder.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Uzo Aduba dons a detective’s cape in ‘The Residence’ — now streaming on Netflix.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Read more >>> A cape fit for a queen Since the 1950s, one family has handcrafted the slipper-satin cape worn by each year’s St. Patrick’s Day queen.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Summer sun breaks reveal vistas of precipitous slopes mantled in deep green grasses — with distant volcanic peaks shrouded in snow.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Feb. 2025
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Keep in mind the game didn’t even have mantling for a while.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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The winter blast continued after snowfall of up to 3 feet blanketed the Sierra Nevada earlier in the week.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2025
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The striking, colorful packaging honors Mexican architecture–showcasing a modern design of Mayan pyramids along with vivid colors that reflect the powerful spices blanketing each chewy treat.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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But Maduro’s numbers have been widely discredited by both domestic and international observers, based on both polling prior to the election and tally sheets the opposition was able to recover from voting machines before Maduro’s forces shut down the count.—
Rafael Bernal,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2025
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Failure to confront and anticipate social and environmental issues and their consequences is being sheeted back to boards and executives.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes,
21 Oct. 2024
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“Shawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shawl. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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