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  • present tense form of drape (3rd person singular).
  • plural of drape.
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drapes







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TV cameras have captured trucks unloading drapes, lights, food and even a "40-inch mirror ball".

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

I clearly remember seeing the movie when I was young and being very disturbed by the scene when the government arrives and drapes the family’s house in plastic sheets and tubing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

“It was an annihilation,” said Bryan Basler, a 45-year-old resident who drapes a “No Data Center” banner over his pickup truck.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.

From Slate Apr. 11, 2026

Before the sessions, the sisters began to ask that drapes be drawn—the spirits preferred darkness.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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