as in turban
a round garment worn on the head with a tight band and a top that is flat, soft, and loose
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Recent Examples of beret
Kate wore the same accessory to the Cheltenham Festival in March 2007, pairing the piece with a brown beret, light blue blazer, brown skirt and knee-high heeled boots.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
McCall’s banner also appears to cleverly usurp and subvert the aesthetics of European heraldry—indeed, its elegant design would look utterly correct on a beret, a medal, or a heater shield.
—Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The Beret For a hint of French flair, the beret strikes the balance between classic and cool.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
So grab your bags, your berets, and maybe your best selfie face?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2025
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
McCall’s banner also appears to cleverly usurp and subvert the aesthetics of European heraldry—indeed, its elegant design would look utterly correct on a beret, a medal, or a heater shield.
—Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
The Beret For a hint of French flair, the beret strikes the balance between classic and cool.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
So grab your bags, your berets, and maybe your best selfie face?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beret
Noun
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Khamenei wore the turban of a senior Shiite cleric.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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Singh, who would be our local guide, always wore the five traits of a pious Sikh man — uncut hair (symbolizing strength and holiness and topped by the identifying turban), a steel bracelet, wooden comb, sheathed dagger and a baggy undergarment dating back to the Sikhs’ warrior days on horses.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Playing in 20-degree weather, the Canadians covered their heads with toques, flat caps, and berets.—
Lee Glandorf,
Outside,
2 Feb. 2026
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Formerly the executive toque at Stockholm’s Frantzén—one of the best restaurants in the world—Jernmark is offering up a four-course menu with no official wine pairings, for a much more relaxed environment that evokes California cool.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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He was photographed on Tuesday arriving and departing the Southwark court in a leopard print shirt with several buttons undone and a fedora hat.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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Shloime was never without his hat, a black fedora with a narrow brim and small red feather sticking out of the hatband.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That’s what lawmakers grappled with Monday when a local conservative provocateur came to testify on an immigration bill wearing brownface and a sombrero and speaking Spanish.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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This deepfake video is the latest shared by the administration that has drawn criticism, after an artificial video of Barack Obama being arrested in the Oval Office (which never happened) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Look at him carrying his baby to the park, to the market, to the playground; tying a bonnet to her head; slathering her plump pink arms with organic sunblock.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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The few cars that attempted to drive through the flood sputtered and died, bonnet-deep in swirling pondweed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The other, a raggedy, bearded civilian from his country’s military reserve, is less enthused, and often strips off his service greens and his Ottoman-style fez to smoke cigarettes and lounge in the sun.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
29 Dec. 2025
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Pugsley is a pug wearing a fez.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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American Canyon police said the rider was not licensed to operate the motorcycle and was not wearing a helmet at the time of the fatal collision.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Police said the collision happened as the bus was making a right turn at the intersection, and Roberts approached on his bike without a helmet.—
Timia Cobb
Breaking News Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Soldiers from the Old Guard, wearing tricorne hats and bright-red uniforms, marched past, amid a flourish of fifes and drums.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Take out yer triangular hat (a tricorn), eye patch, brass earrings, shoulder parrot, sword and scabbard, hook for a hand, and peg for a leg.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Beret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beret. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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