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
After releasing the song, the singer shared a home video of herself as a young child marching in a red cowgirl hat and reflected on what the project meant to her.
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Bryan West, USA Today, 5 June 2026
Protect your face from the sun and hide your bad hair days with this simple but cute baseball hat.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
His performances that summer reached a crescendo in the knockout stage — netting against Wales in the quarter-finals, bagging a hat-trick in the last four against France and then scoring twice in the final against Sweden.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The singer wore a Schiaparelli couture bridal suit-dress designed by Daniel Roseberry, per Vogue, along with Christian Louboutin shoes, matching gloves and a Stephen Jones hat in a look that channeled Bianca Jagger's wedding look when she wed Mick Jagger in May 1971.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Bryan West, USA Today, 5 June 2026
Protect your face from the sun and hide your bad hair days with this simple but cute baseball hat.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
His performances that summer reached a crescendo in the knockout stage — netting against Wales in the quarter-finals, bagging a hat-trick in the last four against France and then scoring twice in the final against Sweden.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The singer wore a Schiaparelli couture bridal suit-dress designed by Daniel Roseberry, per Vogue, along with Christian Louboutin shoes, matching gloves and a Stephen Jones hat in a look that channeled Bianca Jagger's wedding look when she wed Mick Jagger in May 1971.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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In a perfect world, the Heat make this a 2027-28 trade in July, thereby able to utilize Jovic as the cap ballast.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Prosecutors said Powell was investigated for a similar attack on a 9-year-old boy at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in 2024 while the boy was on a summer cap field trip, but was never charged.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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That’s why Megna, who hadn’t played in a month, returned for Game 7 two or three weeks before he was projected to, a full face shield attached to his helmet.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Walk through a gallery of bronze busts immortalizing the game's greatest players and learn about the evolution of the game from the days of leather helmets to modern gear.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 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
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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
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Truck traditionalists, however, will not settle for less than eight cylinders under the hood, Kuniskis said, and customers often tell him that a compact truck can't get them to their work site or reliably tow their boats or trailers.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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This Seattle kitchen goes from dark to light with a black hood, tile backsplash, and white cabinetry.—
Lauren Jones,
The Spruce,
6 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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Not the guy in mascot headgear.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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