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Recent Examples of shroud
Noun
The bodies were wrapped in shrouds, with blue press vests draped over them. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024 All that’s peeking out from underneath its shroud is a toe tagged with the Westview Public Library card of stamped dates and a long lock of scarlet (get it?) hair. Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
Verb
In times of crisis, when the world seems shrouded in darkness, maintaining hope can feel like an uphill battle. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 The slayings shrouded a college town in grief and fear as authorities embarked on a cross-country search that culminated with the arrest of Kohberger, a criminology graduate student, in Pennsylvania more than a month after the killings. Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shroud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shroud
Noun
  • Millie Bobby Brown Millie Bobby Brown wore a silver cowl neck gown paired with a coordinating veil from Annie’s Ibiza.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Right next to them is a little white porcelain cat, outfitted with a simple lacy wedding veil.
    Michael Cuby, Them, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Urban Outfitters’ fourth-quarter results concealed underlying challenges, with the flagship brand experiencing its eleventh consecutive quarter of negative growth.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The body of the lion lay concealed among the thick-growing needles of the pine limb.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The exhibition also reflects how techno caught on internationally so rapidly that its origins in the Motor City have been obscured for some by a narrative of the genre as a white trend born in Europe.
    Annalise Frank, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Another emerald eye was almost obscured behind a thick clump of needles.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The tour, which also features performances by Trace Adkins, Deana Carter and Emily Ann Roberts, will continue throughout the summer before wrapping on Sept. 6 in Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • In 2023, between wrapping Succession and beginning rehearsals on The Picture of Dorian Gray, which opened last year in London’s West End to staggering acclaim, Snook had a baby girl.
    Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • In an interview with The Times of London Sunday, the Lord of the Rings actor urged famous LGBTQ people hiding their identity to come out of the closet.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
  • While Timothy's family didn't think twice about his odd behavior — Victoria laughed and rolled her eyes, Saxon laughed, Lochlan cringed, and Piper hid her face in embarrassment — Isaacs spent a long time thinking about what has led his character to this rock bottom moment.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This Maserati aims to blur the lines between track and street, and the scenery along with it.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
  • But this divide is fading as the lines between the two continue to blur.
    Amit Ashkenazi, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The sunlit sanctuary’s posh amenities include a rooftop garden enveloped in greenery with open views over the city.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The body is barely cold before they’re enveloped in a world of drugs and murder, with the FBI circling ever nearer to what looks like a criminal jackpot (fronted by a deli, hence the title).
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Shroud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shroud. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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