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 Walking onto the grounds of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Williams wore a white ERL polo featuring the brand’s signature script logo patch, paired with a matching pleated tennis skirt and a distressed visor — classic tennis wear. Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 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 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
  • The museum will also build a new welcome center, gift shop and open-air event pavilion with a permanent roof structure for shade.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • An oversized leather jacket and jeans will keep things comfy, while a neutral shoulder bag and trendy shades give the look a casual chic finish.
    Clare Holden, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The monthly bills will come to my work email address.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The governor vetoed a bill on Saturday that would have provided more transparency around the water usage of data centers, which regularly require millions of gallons of fresh water to cool their computers.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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 12 Oct. 2025.

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