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
In Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, Tyra Banks attended the premiere of Cirque du Soleil LUDÃ wearing an emerald green velvet suit, black bustier top and black beret.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 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
The red-beret-wearing Curtis Sliwa founded the crime-fighting Guardian Angels in the 1970s, but was never a serious challenger.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
And what's up with that guy in the beret?
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 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
The red-beret-wearing Curtis Sliwa founded the crime-fighting Guardian Angels in the 1970s, but was never a serious challenger.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
And what's up with that guy in the beret?
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beret
Noun
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Looking back on the experience, Costner recalls his costume being too big for him and his turban falling off.—
Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Search and rescue teams were not able to relocate the missing man, who was wearing a white turban and a black shirt, shorts and vest.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
25 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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That kind of hard-hitting toque just wants to break chains and shear cogs, so taking the load off while shifting keeps that from happening.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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The man at the far right, holding a fedora over his heart, is widely believed to be Joe Profaci.—
Susan Mulcahy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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So, after the sombrero drew hearty guffaws, my friend Jim busied himself finding monuments to chip-and-dip tastelessness.—
Lee Michael Katz,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
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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
Noun
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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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Their baby daughter is in-between them, wearing a white bonnet, pink stockings and a plaid onesie.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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Lime and makers of personal e-scooters encourage using helmets, and Lime has launched campaigns in some cities to tell riders to wear headgear.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Nov. 2025
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The helmets’ one-size-fits-all design comprised a manganese steel outer shell and an adjustable inner lining that was attached to a leather chinstrap.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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 11 Jan. 2026.
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