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
In her Charleston studio, Ms. Simmons makes custom hats in addition to restoring older ones.
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Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Rubio has also impressed Trump, wearing so many hats at once that he’s become the subject of memes online.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
The hotel will also embroider initials on all VIP’s hotel robes, and gift their signature baseball hats — which are not for sale — to guests.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Swing by to stock up on T-shirts, sweatshirts, and snapback hats that put a Southland twist on Japanese iconography.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
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Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Rubio has also impressed Trump, wearing so many hats at once that he’s become the subject of memes online.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
The hotel will also embroider initials on all VIP’s hotel robes, and gift their signature baseball hats — which are not for sale — to guests.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Swing by to stock up on T-shirts, sweatshirts, and snapback hats that put a Southland twist on Japanese iconography.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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The Oklahoma-born forward has 10 caps for the USMNT, scoring three goals, having made his debut in February 2021.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Another part of Trump's budget calls for shrinking HUD funding for homelessness by 12% and putting a two-year cap on people's eligibility for aid.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris (L) signs a Commanders helmet while joined by Washington D.C.—
Russell Leung,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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At her side, Kalista wears a pink and blue helmet, black gloves, knee pads and ice skates, stepping back and forth alongside her mom.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bündchen completed the look with a wide-brimmed chapeau and oversized shades.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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As for her accessories, Padukone carried a black, top-handle bag and added a white chapeau with a wide brim to her attire.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That sculpted and vented hood contains the Vantage's 4.0 L twin-turbo V8.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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The vehicle has a long, low-slung exterior with a sculpted hood, a glowing 3D-effect grille, and sharp LED headlights that give it a high-tech, aggressive face.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The image depicts Trump — who is not Catholic — seated on an gilded chair, dressed in white papal vestments and headdress, with one finger raised, in a gesture that evokes Christ and other religious figures’ hand symbols in Christian iconography.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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In museums, art by Indigenous people has been seen as artifact, not intervention or complex storytelling — reduced to dream catchers, headdresses and pottery, repackaged for nostalgia and sale.—
Petala Ironcloud,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The days of risking dehydration and getting cancelled for wearing appropriative headgear are gone.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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Yes, but: No headgear is considered 100% concussion-proof.—
Troy Smith,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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