fez

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Recent Examples of fez At least that's what the horse wearing a fez just told me* in a dream. Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 At least that’s what the horse wearing a fez just told me* in a dream. Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025 The conical pile of locks were inspired by the silhouette of fez and pillbox hats beloved by Jackie Onassis and fixed into place using a mixture of pins and copious hairspray. Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024 Their first collaboration in 1984 featured fez hats dripping with colored fringe. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fez
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Noun
  • Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa greeted attendees in his signature red Guardian Angels beret.
    Robert Birsel Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In another photo, the Pomellato woman sits in a bar wearing a patent leather trench, a beret, a stack of bracelets on one arm, glancing down at her companion — an English bulldog.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Many of the protesters had covered their faces and wore long sleeves; one wore a sombrero.
    Emily Witt, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
  • People started droping off costume accessories and dress-up requests — a sombrero for Cinco De Mayo, for example.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Alpers donned a traditional chef’s uniform, including the toque (or tall hat), and planned to carry Milo in a large mixing bowl.
    Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Other toques on the U.S Open roster include Pat LaFrieda, Josh Capon, Robbie Felice, David Burke, and Alex Guarnaschelli.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The assailant then physically assaulted the father, knocking him to the ground and tossing his kippah away, a traditional skullcap worn by observant Jewish men.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Like the self-portrait, Ezekiel’s sculpture portrays Titian with his head cocked toward his right shoulder, a lapel tucked underneath his coat, chains hanging around his neck, and his long beard and skullcap.
    Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The 44-year-old singer appeared on the stream, fully clothed and wearing a fedora, before stripping down to a Speedo.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The front of the CX swings up and forward, similar to tipping a fedora hat.
    Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Other traditions were also represented: The opening processional included religious officials wearing a yarmulke (Judaism), a kufi (Islam) and a long black robe (Eastern Orthodox Christianity).
    Blake Nelson, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
  • The look has become synonymous with the girl group and continues to be recreated today, even as a Halloween costume. 02 Queen Latifah in 1990 Queen Latifah embraced her heritage from the beginning of her career, proudly donning a colorful kufi and a matching outfit with statement gold earrings.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • Many delegations treat the convention like senior week and wear matching outfits—Hawaii’s were obviously the best, but the Wisconsin delegates had their traditional postmodern tricornes shaped like cheese.
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Johnson made this conversation explicit by name-checking or picturing Evans, Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals, and Richard Avedon—the latter pops up here in a picture on a book cover, which Johnson has topped with a pirate’s tricorne hat.
    Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
Noun
  • Cenat launched the third installment of his Mafiathon series and was broadcasting live from a soapy shower while wearing a bonnet.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Linden, for example, serves lobster frites with scotch bonnet béarnaise.
    Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Fez.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fez. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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