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
For this year's event, Princess Kate chose a pale blue Catherine Walker look, topped with a coordinating Philip Treacy hat.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
The queen also accessorized with a Philip Treacy hat that was akin to the bearskin hats worn by the Grenadier Guards.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Others, like the Dodgers, celebrated it by wearing rainbow hats last weekend.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
For the annual occasion, the princess opted for a powder-blue and white ensemble with matching hat – a sweet tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, who wore an almost identical outfit in 1987.
—Morgan Evans, USA Today, 13 June 2026
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
The queen also accessorized with a Philip Treacy hat that was akin to the bearskin hats worn by the Grenadier Guards.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Others, like the Dodgers, celebrated it by wearing rainbow hats last weekend.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
For the annual occasion, the princess opted for a powder-blue and white ensemble with matching hat – a sweet tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, who wore an almost identical outfit in 1987.
—Morgan Evans, USA Today, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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The credit on income producing properties -- like the apartment complex at the former AT&T building -- in a city with a population above 50,000, provides a 30% tax credit with a $480,000 cap.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Dec. 2025
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Altman completed his transformation of OpenAI, shedding profit caps for investors and paving the way for future investment in the $500 billion colossus.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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That’s why Megna, who hadn’t played in a month, returned for Game 7 two or three weeks before he was projected to, a full face shield attached to his helmet.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Walk through a gallery of bronze busts immortalizing the game's greatest players and learn about the evolution of the game from the days of leather helmets to modern gear.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The Grand Slam champion is wearing a custom two-piece set by couturier Robert Wun, with a sculptural chapeau up top to complete the moment.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
5 May 2026
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Her male counterparts were also well represented, with pharaohs donning headdresses of various eras, their outfits playing on the contrast between polished, hammered, engraved and even beaded golds.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 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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The officers cuffed the survivors with plastic restraints, placed hoods on their heads and demanded that no one speak, according to the fishermen.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Police said dozens of people climbed onto a row of school buses parked in Times Square after shuttling fans to the World Cup in New Jersey, then ripped off hoods and smashed windshields before igniting one of the buses.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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And that’s why Lee Corso’s legacy will endure long after his final headgear is stowed away in a backroom archive at ESPN.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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At some point, realizing that completely disregarding sun protection on a show that takes place directly in the sun might not be the best idea, Probst started sporting headgear.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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