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
After releasing the song, the singer shared a home video of herself as a young child marching in a red cowgirl hat and reflected on what the project meant to her.
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Bryan West, USA Today, 5 June 2026
Protect your face from the sun and hide your bad hair days with this simple but cute baseball hat.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
His performances that summer reached a crescendo in the knockout stage — netting against Wales in the quarter-finals, bagging a hat-trick in the last four against France and then scoring twice in the final against Sweden.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The singer wore a Schiaparelli couture bridal suit-dress designed by Daniel Roseberry, per Vogue, along with Christian Louboutin shoes, matching gloves and a Stephen Jones hat in a look that channeled Bianca Jagger's wedding look when she wed Mick Jagger in May 1971.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Bryan West, USA Today, 5 June 2026
Protect your face from the sun and hide your bad hair days with this simple but cute baseball hat.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
His performances that summer reached a crescendo in the knockout stage — netting against Wales in the quarter-finals, bagging a hat-trick in the last four against France and then scoring twice in the final against Sweden.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The singer wore a Schiaparelli couture bridal suit-dress designed by Daniel Roseberry, per Vogue, along with Christian Louboutin shoes, matching gloves and a Stephen Jones hat in a look that channeled Bianca Jagger's wedding look when she wed Mick Jagger in May 1971.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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In a perfect world, the Heat make this a 2027-28 trade in July, thereby able to utilize Jovic as the cap ballast.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Prosecutors said Powell was investigated for a similar attack on a 9-year-old boy at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in 2024 while the boy was on a summer cap field trip, but was never charged.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Former James Bond actor Sean Connery was dancing, legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was wearing a Viking helmet and one of the country’s great strikers, Ally McCoist, sang Bruce Springsteen numbers on karaoke.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Tight ends Jake Briningstool and John Michael Gyllenborg and defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott were watching without helmets.—
Pete Sweeney
June 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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Indeed, the behemoth of a carpet necessitated new awards: John Travolta and his litany of directorial berets called to mind the statement-making chapeau that Pamela Anderson wore to the 1999 VMAs.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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The ensemble included a billowing white coat with a high neckline collar and a coordinated chapeau with birdcage netting.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 May 2026
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Kelly had sent models down the runway wearing anything from a watermelon bra top and matching headdress to a mini dress featuring golliwog embellishments in order to reclaim some of the most offensive stereotypes that were often birthed in the American south.—
Bianca Betancourt,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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When there is a goal, people will cheer and wave flags or even their headdress.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Truck traditionalists, however, will not settle for less than eight cylinders under the hood, Kuniskis said, and customers often tell him that a compact truck can't get them to their work site or reliably tow their boats or trailers.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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This Seattle kitchen goes from dark to light with a black hood, tile backsplash, and white cabinetry.—
Lauren Jones,
The Spruce,
6 June 2026
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Cunnane didn’t mourn the sad state of his headgear, though.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
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Not the guy in mascot headgear.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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