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
Kardashian paired her velvet set with sheer stockings, patent leather pumps, a beret, and cat-eye sunglasses.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
But Bill Murray was in this velvet tuxedo with a burgundy beret on.
—Eric Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Accessories like berets and scarves popped in red tartan, while others wrapped bundled up in Burberry’s check.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
Kate wore the same accessory to the Cheltenham Festival in March 2007, pairing the piece with a brown beret, light blue blazer, brown skirt and knee-high heeled boots.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
But Bill Murray was in this velvet tuxedo with a burgundy beret on.
—Eric Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Accessories like berets and scarves popped in red tartan, while others wrapped bundled up in Burberry’s check.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
Kate wore the same accessory to the Cheltenham Festival in March 2007, pairing the piece with a brown beret, light blue blazer, brown skirt and knee-high heeled boots.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beret
Noun
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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
Noun
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One such chef leading the charge is Tsubasa Tamaki and his Pizza Studio Tamaki (PST); and this spring, the toque is bringing all that cheesy goodness stateside.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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Playing in 20-degree weather, the Canadians covered their heads with toques, flat caps, and berets.—
Lee Glandorf,
Outside,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Beaulieu was arrested while wearing a black suit and tie, a black fedora and black sunglasses.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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He was photographed on Tuesday arriving and departing the Southwark court in a leopard print shirt with several buttons undone and a fedora hat.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 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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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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It was pared with a matching fez hat, oversized cuff bangles, and flat black sandles.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 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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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
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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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“Beret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beret. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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