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
Kate Middleton chose a scene-stealing statement hat for the inauguration of the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the history of the Anglican Church.
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Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
Benjamin has seen enough TikTok videos of the dance to know that a hat is often part of the Just in Time uniform.
—Alexandra Starr, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Photos show Zangara peering over her hat.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The hi-hat hits also just lack a hint of bite.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
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Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
Benjamin has seen enough TikTok videos of the dance to know that a hat is often part of the Just in Time uniform.
—Alexandra Starr, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Photos show Zangara peering over her hat.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The hi-hat hits also just lack a hint of bite.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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The owners will be pushing for a salary cap, and the players for some sort of mechanism that forces the bottom-end teams to spend more, like a salary floor.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Medina said the cap often draws attention from Jews and non-Jews alike.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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During our test drive on the outskirts of Albufeira, Portugal, the virtual assistant—a cute talking helmet avatar named LittleBenz—quickly found several restaurants with great wine reviews (from Google), going so far as to read some top reviews aloud.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
24 Mar. 2026
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Not for nothing — no one in this altercation is wearing a helmet on their bike!—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But just as the British crown passes from monarch to heir immediately upon death, so the chapeau is passed from Shelby Sr. to his errant son Duke, played in the film by Barry Keoghan.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Pillbox Hats As Pamela Anderson so kindly reminded us earlier this year, this jaunty little chapeau isn’t just for monarchs and first ladies.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Most people remember her 1986 look—a very ab-baring Bob Mackie bralette and low-cut skirt, complete with feathery headdress, which was apparently a kind of revenge outfit for not being nominated that year.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Pearls and portraiture and pearls are combined in headdresses; a gentleman’s glove is adorned with filigree and tourmalines.—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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More than results, coach John Hynes is looking under the hood on how his team is playing, and feeling, before the playoffs.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Under the hood, estimates show that growth came from births and international migration, while Jackson County lost a net 3,925 people to domestic migration since April 2020.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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By the end of spring training, Williams was onboard with the new headgear.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Pitt's headgear consisted of a Burberry Check bucket hat, while de Ramon, a jewelry executive, opted for a baseball cap.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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