variants also vizor
as in brim
the projecting front part of a hat or cap the visor on your baseball cap should provide adequate shade for your eyes

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Recent Examples of visor The spacesuit also features flexible gloves, a panoramic glare-proof helmet visor, and joints adapted for low-gravity environments. Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action. Adithi Ramakrishnan, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025 But the sun visors created too much drag and were scrapped in the second-generation design. Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025 The sun visor attachments also rattle incessantly, and the Sennheiser premium sound system can’t even bump loud enough to drown the annoyance out, so perhaps skip that $3,770 option. ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for visor
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Noun
  • Next, the brim gets its shape through a process called flanging, accomplished via machines heated to 275 degrees that will press brims with 60 pounds of pressure.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
  • With his left hand around Dart’s neck, Daboll pulled the quarterback so close that the brim of the coach’s hat got flipped up.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Our Matte Black Metal Candle Warmer Lamp features a modern black shade with a gold-tone accent, adding elegance to any space.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • With metallic outfits and coordinating accessories, including silver hooped earrings, sparkling necklaces, super-cool shades, silver heels, and a beaded purse, Barbie Deluxe’s look is one that reigns supreme.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While voting on the bill is unlikely, the provision banning software tools like virtual private networks, or VPNs, has caused concern over potential government overreach in tech spaces.
    Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Senate Democrats, who are demanding a permanent extension of federal subsidies to help people afford health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, have voted down the funding bill four times.
    Terry Moseley, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • The 82-mile loop travels along lava fields, forests, rivers, waterfalls, and displays mountain views of six Cascade peaks.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Each frame evokes the gauzy coziness and charm of peak-era '80s horror films such as Silver Bullet (1985), with its wilder elements anchored by a murderers' row of accomplished performers.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Visor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visor. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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