as in to overhang
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Recent Examples of dome
Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Humidity This tree requires high humidity and benefits from the use of a humidity dome or a gravel watering tray, Shea says.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 8 Dec. 2025
Started in a cold oven, cookies will spread too wide, biscuits won't rise properly, and cakes can dry out or develop domed tops or an uneven crumb.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
On Monday, the reception rotunda reopened to the public for the first time since — showing off a restoration of every inch of the space, from the gold and green marble floors long hidden by a sad green carpet to the frescoes on the dome, whose peeling paint has been patched up.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Humidity This tree requires high humidity and benefits from the use of a humidity dome or a gravel watering tray, Shea says.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Or, stay nearby in a Clear Sky Resorts dome to watch for shooting stars from bed.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 8 Dec. 2025
Started in a cold oven, cookies will spread too wide, biscuits won't rise properly, and cakes can dry out or develop domed tops or an uneven crumb.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dome
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Chinese companies have excelled at rapid deployment in consumer-facing applications and integrating AI into industrial use, said Deepika Giri, head of AI research at market research firm IDC.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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At one point, the individual appears to tilt their head away from a doorbell camera, hold a flashlight in their mouth and attempt to cover the lens with a gloved hand and what looked like part of a plant pulled from the yard.—
Bradford Betz , Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm and avoid windows and overhanging trees.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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Navajo National Monument, Betatakin Tucked inside a cavernous arch, the ancient village of Betatakin is completely sheltered by the overhanging canyon wall.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Our approach to understanding the meat computers encased in our skulls has historically varied by discipline.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Mexican immigrant Alberto Castañeda Mondragón suffered eight skull fractures and brain hemorrhages after being beaten by ICE agents during arrest in Minnesota.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The kids froze mid-mouthful, eyes bulging in horror at the thought of having to witness such a thing in the company of their parents.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The surrounding metropolitan area has similarly bulged.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yet amid the pressure, Maye’s poise and work ethic stand out as the foundation of this improbable journey.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Stavatti’s appearance as a potential third option, therefore, stands out in a field where credibility and production history matter deeply.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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UConn and South Carolina were projected as the top seeds in the Fort Worth Regional, with UCLA and Vanderbilt in Sacramento.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The film’s early images — lush fairways, orderly golf course rituals, bodies moving through a dewy, manicured world of leisure — project an intoxicating, utopian calm.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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The second of those, still ballooning in South Carolina, is over 875 cases and counting.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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That means SpaceX represents more than half of Musk’s paper wealth, which has ballooned past $852 billion, according to the Forbes Real Time Billionaires index.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But are caffeine pouches a safe way to amp yourself up?—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Then, put the can or pouch in water and let the water boil for two minutes or put them in a solution of a tablespoon of liquid chlorine bleach per gallon of water for 15 minutes.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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“Dome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dome. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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