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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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Their helmets are lightweight but far from fragile, with integrated ventilation, seamless MIPS integration (the gold standard for this class of helmet), and just a touch more coverage at the temples and back of the head than other brands.—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
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Blue gloves and helmets flew into the air, and the players poured onto the ice in jubilation.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some relied on layers and keeping hoods up, while others said their mindset made all the difference.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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There are two cantilevered fireplaces with copper hoods.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Hi-hats and snares appear in fragmentary bursts, icy synths precipitate and evaporate, and Zel slithers wryly in the cut.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2026
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Shop men’s and women’s casual clothing, sunglasses, hats, and leather goods, as well as freshly roasted coffee beans.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Berets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berets. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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