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
Atletico will transport their fans to 1930s Birmingham with a Garrison Tavern at the stadium — where the Shelby family meet in the show — a barbershop inspired by that period and flatcap-wearing actors distributing newspapers and berets to fans.
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
About 30 fans from Wembanyama's home country attended the Spurs' 121-106 win over Detroit, with many wearing black berets and waving French flags while cheering on the 7-foot-4 All-Star center and his teammates.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Mar. 2026
Newspapers kept running a photograph of an internationally famous heiress toting a machine gun while wearing a saucy beret.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Kardashian paired her velvet set with sheer stockings, patent leather pumps, a beret, and cat-eye sunglasses.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
About 30 fans from Wembanyama's home country attended the Spurs' 121-106 win over Detroit, with many wearing black berets and waving French flags while cheering on the 7-foot-4 All-Star center and his teammates.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Mar. 2026
Newspapers kept running a photograph of an internationally famous heiress toting a machine gun while wearing a saucy beret.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Kardashian paired her velvet set with sheer stockings, patent leather pumps, a beret, and cat-eye sunglasses.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beret
Noun
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Hoja calmly takes off his turban and places it on the villager’s head.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 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
Noun
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Menu references to ancient reptiles — plus the brand’s silly mascot, a dinosaur in a toque — make fast food feel more like fun food.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2026
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Among those who have worn the top toque in this kitchen and gone on to build other award-winning Bay Area restaurants are Christopher Kostow, Josh Skenes, Bruno Chemel, Scott Nishiyama and Jarad Gallagher.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Corbin Bleu wows in an all-black outfit with a fedora for the Olivier Awards in London.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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At the time of the stabbing, she was dressed in a black sweatsuit and was wearing a multi-colored bonnet, similar to a shower cap, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Three kids in Fordyce posed their bike and the lady in the bonnet posed in Harrison.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson thought otherwise and tapped the top of his helmet to initiate the challenge.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jason lightens up a bit, giving Ben the disco helmet.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 1 May. 2026.
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