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Recent Examples of fez
John Cena fez a alegria dos fãs mexicanos ao vestir máscara de Lucha Libre no Palco Omelete.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Still, Smith takes our mid-position, for his fez, bow-tie, and an impressive three-year tenure.
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—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 May 2025
There’s a passenger with a bright-green buzz cut (in sharp contrast with that same orange), one with a platinum wig, a baby-blue turban, a sparkly hijab, a graduation cap, a fez, very big headphones.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Don’t miss the cemetery, either, where the carvings atop each tombstone indicate that person’s station in life (a fez headdress was reserved for government officials, a turban for someone of the religious order, an anchor for a seaman, and so on).
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2018
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Still, Smith takes our mid-position, for his fez, bow-tie, and an impressive three-year tenure.
5.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 May 2025
There’s a passenger with a bright-green buzz cut (in sharp contrast with that same orange), one with a platinum wig, a baby-blue turban, a sparkly hijab, a graduation cap, a fez, very big headphones.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Don’t miss the cemetery, either, where the carvings atop each tombstone indicate that person’s station in life (a fez headdress was reserved for government officials, a turban for someone of the religious order, an anchor for a seaman, and so on).
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fez
Noun
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Style the silk foulard into a turban for an elegant night out look, or wrap it around your waist to dress up a simple T-shirt and linen pants outfit.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
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Digwa then claimed in bodycam footage released by police that Nowak had grabbed his turban and subjected him to racist abuse.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Queen Camilla wore a red silk crepe dress by Fiona Clare inspired by the Grenadier Guards uniform, paired with a black Philip Treacy beret featuring a white plume and the regiment's cap badge.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Combined with his garb, which could include berets and glasses, Jaimoe was simply one of the coolest-looking guys in music.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Sombrero flick The sombrero flick means different things to different people.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
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Quiroz recently began wearing a sombrero.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The rest of the new guard includes Annika de Las Heras as CEO, alongside Mette Bring Søberg, who has led the test kitchen since the last decade, as head of R&D and Pablo Soto, the head toque of Noma since 2013, as executive chef.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 June 2026
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Gollenz accepted the toque in 2021 and promptly won the restaurant a Michelin star.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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Another promotional video for Rededicate 250 blends various Christian and American imagery — scenes of a cross laid on an American flag, a robed choir, people raising their hands in worship — along with a brief scene of a man praying while wearing a Jewish skullcap.—
Peter Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest outside a synagogue, puncturing his lung, and Norman Shine, 76, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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He is spurred to take it up again to deal with the rise of super-powered villains and, in-keeping with his day-job as a PI, Reilly dons a trench coat and a fedora for his exploits.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Pair this with a straw fedora, and you’re all set for the day.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
Noun
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So, there are [memes] of me as Doctor Manhattan with a chain and a dashiki and a kufi and, like, red laser eyes.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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The man in the statue wears a kufi, a round, brimless cap common in the region.—
Kayla Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This pale yellow Gone With the Wind (1939)nightmare, bonnet and all.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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Lucky beachcombers may even come across rarities like Scotch bonnet and moon snails.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
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“Fez.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fez. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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