as in heads
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
the fitted cap is too small for my large dome
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Recent Examples of domes
Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
There are 82 domes of seven different sizes and 4 minarets throughout, and has a large car park and a shopping mall underneath it.
—Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Plastic domes help retain moisture and raise humidity levels for an effective mix of heat and moisture.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 20 Apr. 2026
The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Inflatable tents really took off in the 2010s, wowing gear fanatics with unique twists like geodesic domes, amphibious camping capabilities, modular camp compounds, and even death-defying high-altitude sleeping platforms.
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Oil and gas structures The region’s bent and fractured rock layers, and its domes, are well suited for trapping hydrocarbons.
—Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Torbiak is a fan of Isbreen the Glacier, a luxury igloo retreat with five geodesic domes located above the Arctic Circle in Norway.
—Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The top-floor suites come with expansive terraces and knockout views across Rome’s domes and cupolas – the kind of panorama that turns a sunset into a private show.
—Vicki Power, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
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This form of carbon is named after Buckminster Fuller, a space futurist and architect known for his work on hemispherical structures called geodesic domes.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
There are 82 domes of seven different sizes and 4 minarets throughout, and has a large car park and a shopping mall underneath it.
—Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Plastic domes help retain moisture and raise humidity levels for an effective mix of heat and moisture.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 20 Apr. 2026
The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Inflatable tents really took off in the 2010s, wowing gear fanatics with unique twists like geodesic domes, amphibious camping capabilities, modular camp compounds, and even death-defying high-altitude sleeping platforms.
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Oil and gas structures The region’s bent and fractured rock layers, and its domes, are well suited for trapping hydrocarbons.
—Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Torbiak is a fan of Isbreen the Glacier, a luxury igloo retreat with five geodesic domes located above the Arctic Circle in Norway.
—Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The top-floor suites come with expansive terraces and knockout views across Rome’s domes and cupolas – the kind of panorama that turns a sunset into a private show.
—Vicki Power, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domes
Noun
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The event included the greeting of heads of delegation and the traditional family photo, ahead of the start of the leadersâ meeting.—
Armando Regil Velasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Tolle showed off his renowned 99 mph fastball while mixing in an improved arsenal of secondary pitches, and the Yankees couldn’t make heads or tails of him the first time through the order.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Peterson Foundation projects that threshold will be crossed before this fall’s midterm elections.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Statistical Forecasting, the consulting firm that the city hires to model enrollment for school capital investment, projects that enrollment will drop another 11 percent in the next five years in the city’s traditional public schools.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That study’s authors suggested that, despite having larger total cranial capacity (more room in their skulls), Neanderthals, on average, had smaller cerebellums than Homo sapiens.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The remains included century-old human skulls and were found along the Intracoastal Waterway, WECT reported.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One of my best public-land spots is a hardwood peninsula that juts out into a big cattail marsh.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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At the 6,643-foot summit of Kuwohi is the iconic Kuwohi Observation Tower, which juts out over the landscape providing a bird’s eye view over the park.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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Japan stands out among countries heavily dependent on energy from the Persian Gulf, having so far refrained from calling for conservation measures seen in places like Australia and South Korea.—
Shoko Oda,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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But with the Red Wings needing to remake their bottom six, Compher nonetheless stands out as a player who could appeal to other teams in a trade and perhaps benefit from a larger role elsewhere.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cut with a curved outer seam that balloons slightly through the thigh before tapering at the ankle, the shape is all about creating volume.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
29 Dec. 2025
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The mid-rise jeans have an exaggerated barrel silhouette that balloons out at the knee and tapers into a wide-leg fit at the ankle.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the portrait, taken in the last few weeks, black smoke billows behind her as her fuchsia headscarf billows in the wind behind her.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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In Kelmscott House—Morris’s own Georgian mansion in Hammersmith, London—a 17th-century Iranian carpet billows from the ceiling in the dining room.—
Lila Allen,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Domes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domes. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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