as in cap
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat
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Recent Examples of hat
As fall approaches, crochet hats have the potential to be the viral transitional piece of the season.
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
For a wearable souvenir, peruse the racks at N.B. Goods for a vintage hat or T-shirt.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
All products eligible for the offer are marked with a green graduation hat on Apple’s Education Store.
—PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Scott’s first company offered a wide range of hats, with a focus on providing comfortable headwear for patients undergoing chemotherapy.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
For a wearable souvenir, peruse the racks at N.B. Goods for a vintage hat or T-shirt.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
All products eligible for the offer are marked with a green graduation hat on Apple’s Education Store.
—PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Scott’s first company offered a wide range of hats, with a focus on providing comfortable headwear for patients undergoing chemotherapy.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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Both products were sold in plastic bottles with white caps.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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In part because of our fascination with the lava-loving caps, a destination previously known for roughing-it experiences has developed a luxury market.—
Robin Catalano,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Players can also voluntarily choose to wear one of the slogans on their helmets.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement The trends in the report are heartening for Americans’ health, and, not for nothing, good news too for the marketers who supply the balls, helmets, paddles, and bats that keep us out on the greens, courts, tracks, and fields.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Angela Bassett makes a statement with a cane and chapeau combo.—
Elise Wrabetz,
NBC news,
5 May 2025
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Zendaya’s hair was pulled back into a sleek bun beneath her cream chapeau.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Nashville police said in a release 31-year-old Ashley Sells was the driver of a Dodge Charger that video evidence showed was performing doughnuts while Shannon Kilgore was laying on the hood.—
Ruben Montoya,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Aug. 2025
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The top included a hood that draped down into a high neckline, while the floor-length skirt featured a sculptural roll of padding around the waistband, creating a flared look at her hips.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Clad in a red headdress and smeared in ash, Varang can wield fire painlessly — and uses that to her benefit in battle with the Na'vi.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
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The pair had performed earlier in the night at the Blue Note Jazz Festival, where Jones hula-hooped to a song in sheer black tights, a thong, and one of her gigantic signature red and black headdresses.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Each Sonny Angel figure features the signature smile and tiny angel wings, typically wearing various imaginative headgear such as animals or other whimsical designs.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
25 July 2025
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Two women approach each other from opposite corners and tap gloves, peering out from protective headgear.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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