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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 berets
Accessories like berets and scarves popped in red tartan, while others wrapped bundled up in Burberry’s check.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
So grab your bags, your berets, and maybe your best selfie face?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2025
Midwestern marketing executive Emily, on the other hand, is eager to dress and brand-agnostic, with her rainbow suite of berets, arpeggiating hemlines, and clashing prints as neutrals.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Pinochet himself was protected by the boinas negras, the black berets, an elite military group.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Skip clichéd berets and 1950s-style pleated skirts, and instead, go for something sleek and sexy like this silk maxi skirt at Quince.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
There has been very few hats which are as perfect as his small beaded caps and berets in his Haute Couture collections.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Daryl Dixon made a huge move across the border for season 3 of The Walking Dead spinoff series, as the cast and crew took off their berets and put down their baguettes, leaving France for a trip to neighboring country Spain.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
So grab your bags, your berets, and maybe your best selfie face?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2025
Midwestern marketing executive Emily, on the other hand, is eager to dress and brand-agnostic, with her rainbow suite of berets, arpeggiating hemlines, and clashing prints as neutrals.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Pinochet himself was protected by the boinas negras, the black berets, an elite military group.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Skip clichéd berets and 1950s-style pleated skirts, and instead, go for something sleek and sexy like this silk maxi skirt at Quince.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
There has been very few hats which are as perfect as his small beaded caps and berets in his Haute Couture collections.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Daryl Dixon made a huge move across the border for season 3 of The Walking Dead spinoff series, as the cast and crew took off their berets and put down their baguettes, leaving France for a trip to neighboring country Spain.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for berets
Noun
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Along with the car show there will be music, food and vendors selling items ranging from cars, car parts and accessories to key chains and helmets.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Guests could experience the NFL Museum to explore the evolution of the league and see trophies, Hall of Fame busts, crystal team helmets and historic shoes and jerseys.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 5,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are two cantilevered fireplaces with copper hoods.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Priests with brown cloaks and long hoods walked through it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her mother has also influenced her teaching approach as Couch has taken on a role beyond just educating, bringing her daughter’s clothes to school and buying winter hats and socks for her students.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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Volunteers donned coats and hats to pass out food.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Berets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berets. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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