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So if you do see a shroud down the hallway, you might not want to run.
WHY DO WE SEE GHOSTS?JAKE BITTLEOCTOBER 6, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE
Dyar views VERITAS as one of a three-part campaign that would ideally peel back the planet’s yellow shroud—an orbiter, an atmospheric probe, and a lander.
THREE WAYS SCIENTISTS COULD SEARCH FOR LIFE ON VENUSCHARLIE WOODOCTOBER 1, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE
Like most small drones, it integrates automatic obstacle avoidance and uses propeller shrouds to protect both the blades themselves and any objects, persons, or pets that might otherwise encounter them.
NEW AMAZON HARDWARE: RING DRONES, ECHO DOT 4TH GEN, WI-FI 6 EERO, AND MOREJIM SALTERSEPTEMBER 24, 2020ARS TECHNICA
While in cruise flight, it pivots so that the propeller shrouds become wing-like, giving the craft an aerodynamic boost as it flies more like a fixed-wing aircraft than a helicopter.
AMAZON IS ONE BIG STEP CLOSER TO DELIVERING PACKAGES BY DRONEROB VERGERSEPTEMBER 2, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE
Clouds of sulfuric acid shroud the surface from space-based observation, and the extreme heat and pressure destroy most electronics and landing gear in a very short time.
THE 5 BEST PLACES TO EXPLORE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM—BESIDES MARSNEEL PATELAUGUST 17, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
She telegraphed to her servants to strip her house of its summer shroud, and returned early on the day of his choice.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON
A great white shroud covered the corpse, closely outlining some of its contours.
CAMILLE (LA DAME AUX CAMILIAS)ALEXANDRE DUMAS, FILS
This shroud was almost completely eaten away at one end, and left one of the feet visible.
CAMILLE (LA DAME AUX CAMILIAS)ALEXANDRE DUMAS, FILS
Ward pulled the shroud back, revealing a horribly mangled body.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUS
Wrapped in their fiery vesture and shroud of flame, they yet exulted in their glorious victory.
THE CATACOMBS OF ROMEWILLIAM HENRY WITHROW
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO SHROUD

  • asphyxiate
  • choke
  • collect
  • compose
  • conceal
  • control
  • cool
  • cork
  • douse
  • envelop
  • heap
  • hush up
  • inundate
  • keep back
  • kill
  • muffle
  • overwhelm
  • quash
  • quell
  • quench
  • rein
  • repress
  • restrain
  • shower
  • shroud
  • simmer down
  • snuff
  • squelch
  • stamp out
  • stifle
  • strangle
  • suffocate
  • suppress
  • surround
  • throttle
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