as in cap
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat
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Recent Examples of hat
Seaton, who’s entering his junior season, wants to throw his hat into the 2027 NFL Draft.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Style with Chloé’s technical jacket (a functional piece that doesn’t sacrifice polish) and top off with a pillbox hat.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
Vaughn and another companion briefly took Ferguson's hat, but then returned it.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Designate a cubby for each member of the family to drop off their coats, hats, and bags.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Style with Chloé’s technical jacket (a functional piece that doesn’t sacrifice polish) and top off with a pillbox hat.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
Vaughn and another companion briefly took Ferguson's hat, but then returned it.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Designate a cubby for each member of the family to drop off their coats, hats, and bags.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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Using their cap space as a way to double-up on assets for Monahan (both taking on his contract, and then trading him away) was a particularly savvy move that helped contribute to acquiring both Dobson and Hage.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Banks, transportation stocks, hotels and small-caps are cooking, helping to offset the cooling-off in several of the tech heavyweights that had large1ly led the S & P’s three-year, 80% advance.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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The 44-year-old former pop singer, who claims he has been beaten, tasered, and attacked with teargas while campaigning against Museveni, is now rarely seen in public without a flak jacket and helmet.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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Vader will be unmistakable in his intimidating black armor and helmet.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Pillbox Hats As Pamela Anderson so kindly reminded us earlier this year, this jaunty little chapeau isn’t just for monarchs and first ladies.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Dec. 2025
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Willow Smith and Anya Taylor-Joy are serving in the front row of the Dior show in Paris Oct. 1. Johnny Depp wears his signature chapeau at the Dior show Oct. 1, held at the Tuilieres in Paris.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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At the 1996 Golden Globes, Drescher wore a body-hugging white Hervé Léger bandage dress and a giant floral headdress.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Yiyoguaje sported a spectacular headdress of layered feathers that cascaded down his back, blue and pink, green and yellow, topped by three long macaw feathers standing up like spears.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Some people even shared old photos of Indigenous peoples wearing the hoods, noting that the originators of the design kept the fur outward to break cold wind and trap snow.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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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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Throw on anything from a shearling jacket, long trench, or oversized hoodie, to a fuzzy, faux fur coat or chunky sweater dress with this stylish headgear.—
Morgan Evans,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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In April, the city of Hangzhou hosted the first-ever robot kickboxing tournament, featuring several humanoid robots made by Chinese startup Unitree outfitted with gloves and protective headgear, operated by humans with video-game controllers.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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