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hood

[hood] / hʊd /


NOUN
a covering for vehicles and the like
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Harley Haynes was shown in video footage with a black hood over his head.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The company also showed off a new Audi, the E7X, with the brand spelled out on the hood rather than represented by the usual four overlapping rings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Under the hood, chatbots and the A.I. bots they power are nothing but a series of static math computations strung together in rapid succession.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

LeBron James is now a fancy hood ornament on a broken-down jalopy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

He knelt over the raft’s edge and pulled back his hood, splashing cool water over his snout.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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