1
as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
there has long been a curtain of secrecy surrounding that group
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2
as in drapes
curtains plural
pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room
the kittens keep climbing the curtains
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3
as in sleep
curtains plural
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
it'll be curtains for us if we're caught
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as in to hide
to keep secret or shut off from view
she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair
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Recent Examples of curtain
Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Spray the cabinet front, then wipe with a damp cloth.
To prevent yellowing, protect your cabinets from direct sunlight by using shades, blinds, or curtains.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
Despite the rapper’s front row seat all Paris Fashion Week, an angled bang curtained both eyes.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Consider investing in blackout curtains or a white noise machine.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Spray the cabinet front, then wipe with a damp cloth.
To prevent yellowing, protect your cabinets from direct sunlight by using shades, blinds, or curtains.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
Inside the towering rattan canopy bed, curtained in another verdant tone, hangs a blue bird cage that houses a porcelain parrot.
—Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
Despite the rapper’s front row seat all Paris Fashion Week, an angled bang curtained both eyes.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtain
Noun
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Even the nuns’ attire had progressed past ultra-conservative frocks and full-coverage veils.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The visuals are soft and cloudy, as if blanketed by a gossamer veil, and movement between scenes possess a feathery quality (editing is by Garret Elkins).—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These were bad messages to receive in the middle of brushing my teeth, and sleep did not come easy.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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Instead of expecting an immediate sleep response, consider melatonin part of a broader strategy to regulate or reset your natural sleep-wake cycle.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Of course anyone familiar with Cave, whose directorial debut Fresh established her as a filmmaker to watch, will know that Fred, the town’s ophthalmologist, is certainly hiding a secret.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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Risen delivers a marvellous account of the Hiss case, with its many plot twists, involving accusations about a fake typewriter, microfilm hidden in a pumpkin, and the intricacies of ornithology.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Imagery from the Myrtle Beach region Monday morning showed a shroud of smoke enveloping parts of the low-lying terrain and creating a wall of low visibility.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The launch shroud encasing the uncrewed Progress MS-30 (or Progress 91, as NASA refers to it) resupply spacecraft has been decorated with a logo commemorating the centennial of Pavel Belyayev's birth.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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These films all exist under the sign of civilizational doom.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trend-Savvy Newsfeed Navigator Mindless doom scrolling on company time is a no-no, but browsing social media to keep up with industry news and trends is a good thing!—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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She’s convicted of conspiring to defraud the U.S. government by concealing undeclared foreign accounts, filing false tax returns and evading taxes over a decade, according to a plea agreement with the Justice Department.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Dark Empaths can grasp the subtleties of human behavior and use that insight to conceal their shortcomings behind a brash level of confidence.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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High Fashion Rose Byrne gives us a cloak moment at the premiere of Blue Moon during Berlinale on Feb. 18 in Berlin. City Nights James Marsden celebrates the premiere of Zero Day on Feb. 18 in New York City.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The show’s iconic red cloak first made its debut back in April 2017 in season one and has since become a global sign of protest in the fight for women’s rights worldwide.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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The writer’s final piece for the Post, which appeared just a day before his passing, was a profile of Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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Following the passing of his previous mate, Zeus fathered five cygnets in 2019.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtain. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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