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
For this year's event, Princess Kate chose a pale blue Catherine Walker look, topped with a coordinating Philip Treacy hat.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
The queen also accessorized with a Philip Treacy hat that was akin to the bearskin hats worn by the Grenadier Guards.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Others, like the Dodgers, celebrated it by wearing rainbow hats last weekend.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
For the annual occasion, the princess opted for a powder-blue and white ensemble with matching hat – a sweet tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, who wore an almost identical outfit in 1987.
—Morgan Evans, USA Today, 13 June 2026
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
The queen also accessorized with a Philip Treacy hat that was akin to the bearskin hats worn by the Grenadier Guards.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Others, like the Dodgers, celebrated it by wearing rainbow hats last weekend.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
For the annual occasion, the princess opted for a powder-blue and white ensemble with matching hat – a sweet tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, who wore an almost identical outfit in 1987.
—Morgan Evans, USA Today, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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Investors have been raising concerns about sharp moves in some smaller-cap Indonesian stocks and concentrated ownership structures.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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This would suggest that an 80% income cap would equate to $115,080 a year.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Officers in riot helmets and gas masks formed a line at the front doors of the store, at one point appearing to fire tear gas to disperse the crowd.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Your surprise appearance at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, without the helmet, set off a global buzz.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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Indeed, the behemoth of a carpet necessitated new awards: John Travolta and his litany of directorial berets called to mind the statement-making chapeau that Pamela Anderson wore to the 1999 VMAs.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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The ensemble included a billowing white coat with a high neckline collar and a coordinated chapeau with birdcage netting.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Her male counterparts were also well represented, with pharaohs donning headdresses of various eras, their outfits playing on the contrast between polished, hammered, engraved and even beaded golds.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Kelly had sent models down the runway wearing anything from a watermelon bra top and matching headdress to a mini dress featuring golliwog embellishments in order to reclaim some of the most offensive stereotypes that were often birthed in the American south.—
Bianca Betancourt,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The officers cuffed the survivors with plastic restraints, placed hoods on their heads and demanded that no one speak, according to the fishermen.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Elsewhere in Times Square, officers moved in after a crowd began damaging a parked school bus, tearing off part of its hood, CNN’s Mark Morales reported.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The Saints posted photos of Rechsteiner wearing his father’s wrestling headgear and holding the World Heavyweight Championship.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Cunnane didn’t mourn the sad state of his headgear, though.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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