as in cloak
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back
the mysterious figure wrapped his cape tightly around his shoulders
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as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
residents fled the cape as the hurricane roared up the coast
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Recent Examples of cape
Alison Herman, Variety, 25 June 2025
Near 1st and Alameda streets on Monday, 46-year-old Christopher Kim draped a South Korean flag over his back like a cape.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Princess Kate's appearance at the Order of the Garter ceremony, where members of the order wear regal blue velvet capes with an ostrich plume hat, marked a return to the annual event after missing it last year.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 16 June 2025
Young supporters wrapped Mexican and Nicaraguan flags around their necks like capes.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2025
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Comparisons to Robin Hood are not just invited, but demanded: Parker’s signature look is an old-timey cape, complete with head covering, that appears to give him abilities like bending bullets mid-air.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 25 June 2025
Near 1st and Alameda streets on Monday, 46-year-old Christopher Kim draped a South Korean flag over his back like a cape.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Princess Kate's appearance at the Order of the Garter ceremony, where members of the order wear regal blue velvet capes with an ostrich plume hat, marked a return to the annual event after missing it last year.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 16 June 2025
Young supporters wrapped Mexican and Nicaraguan flags around their necks like capes.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2025
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“Cape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cape. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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