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
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.
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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
Sliwa, the 71-year-old founder of the vigilante group the Guardian Angels, is wearing his signature red beret and suit and shows little sign of fatigue from the gruelling campaign.
—Richard Hall, Time, 16 Nov. 2025
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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
Sliwa, the 71-year-old founder of the vigilante group the Guardian Angels, is wearing his signature red beret and suit and shows little sign of fatigue from the gruelling campaign.
—Richard Hall, Time, 16 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beret
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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
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With Khamenei’s regime, and his life, on the line, the resistance instinct must be warring with the survival instinct beneath that black turban.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 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
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De Shields arrived first, wearing a buffalo-plaid toque and a mien of utter gameness.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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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
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Additionally, Indiana Jones‘ fedora that Harrison Ford wore as the adventure-seeking archeologist in 1984 sequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is likely to sell for upwards of $400,000.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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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
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Also in the segment, Michael Che commented on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has overseen harsh immigration policies, celebrating her 54th birthday at a Mexican restaurant and at one point wearing a sombrero.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
7 Dec. 2025
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The bonnet-and-cloak outfit was largely inspired by a can of Old Dutch cleaning solution.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company says its solution allows solar panels to be integrated directly into the hood, bonnet, and roof of a vehicle.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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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
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Ultimately, Heraskevych does not regret his decision to compete wearing his helmet.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Of course, putting us in Dunk’s point of view starts with the helmet shot itself.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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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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