domes 1 of 2

noun

plural of dome
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of dome
as in projects

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Recent Examples of domes
Noun
Scaling up Engineers discovered voids, or air pockets, between layers of carbon fiber that make up the domes’ composite structure. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 The company recently identified an issue with the manufacturing process on one of its propellant domes, according to a Rocket Lab video that shared details on the launch delay. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 This story of an artificial intelligence in extreme existential crisis is primarily constructed for MCU superfans, the kind who get giddy over Easter eggs and can recite reams of backstory minutiae off the top of their domes. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 More than thirteen hundred Waymos whir and glide in the region, the lidar sensors that spin in hat-like domes atop their roofs giving them an air of busy importance. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Several churches sustained damage to their domes, while a hotel in Coclé and fire stations in Los Santos were also affected. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Projection rooms, such as domes, wrap screens around you and don't ask you to wear extra gear, but the depth of the scene stays tied to the size of the room. — New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026 So where does this rank among the wackiest havoc ever wreaked by domes on innocent baseballs? — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Under the new Endangered Species Act interpretations, it would not be considered a federal offense to clear private palmetto flatwoods or cypress domes. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domes
  1. heads
  2. projects
  3. skulls
  4. bulges
  5. juts
  6. stands out
  7. balloons
  8. billows
Noun
  • The left, of course, took this completely out of context because most things fly over their heads, and instead viewed it as Sweeney somehow demeaning women's sports.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • What is the probability of getting exactly three heads and three tails?
    — Dana Mackenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of heads
Verb
  • The study projects that the glacier could add up to 30 millimeters to global sea levels by 2100, even without further climate warming.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Whoever looks the smoothest, projects the most confidence or seems the least fazed typically wins.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of projects
Noun
  • Measuring more than 10 feet by 9 feet, Amwan Agwe… (2026), for example, depicts green hills and blue waves alongside the skulls, candles, and fish that nod to Fèt Gede, Haiti’s annual festival honoring the spirits of the dead.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The results were compared with the skulls of other two-legged meat-eating dinosaurs, such as tyrannosaurs, spinosaurs and raptors.
    — Archie Clarke, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of skulls
Verb
  • 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
Definition of bulges
Verb
  • What makes the latter leap more treacherous is a rock ledge that juts out about 10 to 15 feet from the cliffs.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • There are also the pristine stretches of sand around Cape Peninsula, a rocky mountain that juts into the sea, including a large colony of African penguins on Boulders Beach, the surfers’ paradise of Llandudno, and nudist-friendly Sandy Bay.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of juts
Verb
  • Arizona stands out as the lone swing state among the president's recent stops, though the airport rally was in a county Trump won with 78% of the vote in 2024.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Okonomiyaki Hana stands out for the light, tempura-like batter on its cabbage pancakes, and Curry bitSOMA cooks each ingredient separately before layering them in deeply flavorful curry dishes.
    — Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of stands out
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of balloons
Verb
  • His arms are outstretched and his shirt, worn like a jacket over a T-shirt, billows behind him as if blown by an invisible wind.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • People are seen trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Definition of billows

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“Domes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domes. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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