gas mask
noun
: a mask connected to a chemical air filter and used to protect the face and lungs from toxic gases
broadly
: respirator sense 1
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By the time agents arrived in Chicago, three months later, the country was accustomed to seeing images of protesters wearing gas masks.
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Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
Protests, tear gas and another shooting In Minneapolis, smoke filled the streets Wednesday night near the site of the latest shooting as federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas into a small crowd.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
Webster pulled the officer’s gas mask partway off and pressed his fingers close to his eyes.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
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Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
Protests, tear gas and another shooting In Minneapolis, smoke filled the streets Wednesday night near the site of the latest shooting as federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas into a small crowd.
—Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
Webster pulled the officer’s gas mask partway off and pressed his fingers close to his eyes.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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