as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
the coffin was placed in a cement hull
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Recent Examples of hull
Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
If using fresh strawberries, clean, hull and halve them.
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Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom.,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Both hulled and unhulled pumpkin seeds provide more magnesium than sunflower seeds.
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Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Since 1987, the company has retrieved thousands of items and even chunks of the Titanic’s hull.
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Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
If using fresh strawberries, clean, hull and halve them.
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Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
Verb
This clever stem remover gadget makes hulling strawberries quick and clean.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom.,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Both hulled and unhulled pumpkin seeds provide more magnesium than sunflower seeds.
—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hull
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During his burial, an iron sword in a leather sheath was placed across his chest, with a spear next to him.
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Michelle revealed her midi-length sheath dress had an unexpected optical illusion detail at the bottom.
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Zoom, Teams, and AirPods strip out the dog barking or the café behind you.
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So Max Muncy, Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas took their typical spots in the Los Angeles Dodgers infield and barked out situations ahead of the team’s 50th win of the season.
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At least six shell casings were recovered from the scene of the shooting, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Eliza Durham.
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During the investigation, shell casings found at the scene were later compared to a firearm Craig admitted belonged to him, the release said.
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The housing bill, formally called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, can still become law if Trump neither signs it nor vetoes it in 10 days, excluding Sundays.
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In the past, many housing developers have shied away from building affordable housing because assembling the subsidies needed to make construction profitable is challenging.
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Investigators recovered shell casings and two handguns from the residence, according to court documents.
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Inside one of those flip-top coolers, raw shell eggs measured 59 degrees, 18 degrees above maximum for proper food safety.
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The Levi’s logo, loosely shaped like a jeans pant pocket, was shrouded in a white covering — but the move counterintuitively generated buzz for the company on social media from amused fans.
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The nano-black proved hard to apply and too fragile for car coverings.
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The school will launch as a one-room, 1,200-square-foot schoolhouse in Fort Greene, similar to the learning pods that proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Watch On Those of a certain age might recall the first spectacular trailers opening with images of a 23rd-century domed city sparkling with water features and bright white buildings connected by transparent transportation tubes filled with bullet-like people pods.
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“Hull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hull. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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