as in hood
a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmet
Commuter helmets are specifically designed for people commuting by bike.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
But when Cook tapped his helmet, the hitter’s method of requesting a challenge, home-plate umpire Junior Valentine informed him the Pirates had none left.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
The handsome accessory has compartments for his helmet, glasses, clipless shoes, and can support bikes up to 35 lbs.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
But when Cook tapped his helmet, the hitter’s method of requesting a challenge, home-plate umpire Junior Valentine informed him the Pirates had none left.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
But when Cook tapped his helmet, the hitter’s method of requesting a challenge, home-plate umpire Junior Valentine informed him the Pirates had none left.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
The handsome accessory has compartments for his helmet, glasses, clipless shoes, and can support bikes up to 35 lbs.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
But when Cook tapped his helmet, the hitter’s method of requesting a challenge, home-plate umpire Junior Valentine informed him the Pirates had none left.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmet
Noun
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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
Noun
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Police said the thief was wearing a skullcap and a black hooded sweat shirt.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Feb. 2026
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The collection includes fabrics and objects that had served daily domestic functions and rare ritual ones: shrine covers and skullcaps, costumes and carpets.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2025
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In the Bay Area, springtime festivities begin this weekend with Easter Bunny photo ops, egg hunts, crafts and other activities, followed by a full array over the holiday weekend, including the city of Campbell’s big parade and a Hayward bonnet parade now in its 81st year.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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April 4 with an Easter bonnet contest, crafts, games, face painting, music, and egg hunt for children ages 2 to 10 at Brengle Terrace Park, 1200 Vale Terrace Drive.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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In a brief video that circulated over the holidays among officers of the BART police force, the department’s chief pins a badge on a beaming young officer wearing the turban of his Sikh faith.—
Susie Neilson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
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Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Not much younger, Leon (Luis Brandoni), a former communist activist with a beret and walking stick, shuffles towards him and sits at his side.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bertinelli, at 65 and perennially adorable in a beret, glasses and comfy striped sweater, is chatting from her bedroom, sipping from a mug and sharing unvarnished insights about love, self-acceptance and moving beyond traumas that might otherwise define us.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
13 Nov. 2025
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The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Cheri, meanwhile, watched the Summit make history with her mom to her right and a USA soccer hat dangling from the seat in front of her.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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In Los Angeles, Jonathon Redondo-Rosales was charged with assault for smacking an agent with a hat after a car struck him.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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With an Opening Day golden sombrero and an 0-for-7 start to the season, there was plenty of reason to be worried about Aaron Judge.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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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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“Helmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmet. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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