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
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Researchers in Scandinavia are developing giant curtains that could be anchored to the seabed to block warm ocean water from melting the undersides of ice shelves in Antarctica.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
Roche used the approach in her foyer, hanging wallpaper and doorway curtains in the same painterly stripe.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Saturday Night Live is pulling back the curtain on season 50's biggest mistakes.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Researchers in Scandinavia are developing giant curtains that could be anchored to the seabed to block warm ocean water from melting the undersides of ice shelves in Antarctica.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Verb
In the study, a canopy bed is curtained in a Holland & Sherry wool lined with a Carleton V ticking stripe.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
Roche used the approach in her foyer, hanging wallpaper and doorway curtains in the same painterly stripe.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtain
Noun
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Lovato, meanwhile, was a vision in her custom Vivienne Westwood wedding gown and cathedral-style veil.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The bride completed the look with a long cathedral veil.—
Ilaria Perrotta,
Glamour,
26 May 2025
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It's packed with health and fitness features, including ECG, body composition, blood oxygen saturation, sleep tracking, VO2, and more than 95 different workout modes.—
Cierra Cowan May 28,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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Night-light color White and blue light can disrupt your child’s sleep because their bodies naturally associate white and blue colors with daytime.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Verb
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At 19, Johnson married his wife Daphne and initially, was able to hide his drug use from her, the Johnson's clemency petition said.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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This navy/stone style is one person’s solution to hiding their two dogs’ dark-colored fur.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Further down the road, a proper F50 cleat with a TPU shroud enabling everyday wear is expected to release in 2026 while catering to the #BootsOnlySummer TikTok trend.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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As this happens, the gas in this stellar shroud accelerates to speeds as great as 1.6 million miles per hour (700 kilometers per second), which is around 1,000 times as fast as the top speed of a Lockheed Martin F-16 jet fighter.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Not all ‘doom and gloom’ Nevertheless, the global business travel market is still on track to top $1.6 trillion by the end of 2025, Neufang said.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Understandably, media companies don’t want to scare advertisers with lots of doom and gloom.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Then, a sliding mechanism was discreetly integrated to allow for a television and soundbar to be concealed behind the panels.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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But that average conceals more-vulnerable pockets in the state: in two counties, one-quarter of children didn’t have their shots, and in eight schools, less than half did.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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For instance, forget the Vader helmet, that set is the first one to give Titans a cloak, which will be cool by itself.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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The cloak and the other grave goods suggest that the Caral culture developed both advanced fishing technology and artistic techniques.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Gans delves deep into the inspiring and improbable journey of his father, Danny Gans, and the circumstances surrounding his untimely passing.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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Since its passing in 1953, this law has caused miscommunication and significant delays in investigations of these cases.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2025
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“Curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtain. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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