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hats

noun

plural of hat
as in caps
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 hats Paulina even allows the other girls (except Nana) to throw their hats in the ring. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 The collection includes the clubhouse shirt players wore after clinching the NL East, on-field hats featuring the postseason patch and items such as pennants, pins, magnets, keychains and baseballs. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 This came through, literally, with a lavish ballgown, cossack hats and statement earrings done entirely in strips of straw-like material. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 That design allows for a wider variety of items, from the usual snacks and drinks to toiletries and gadget accessories, and, at this location, T-shirts, socks, and hats featuring the LA Metro’s capital-M logo. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026 So, say goodbye to your flip-flops and bathing suits in exchange for hats and scarves instead, and consider pushing your tank tops and shorts to the back of your drawer to make room for sweaters and boots. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The personalized accessory dates back to Harry’s milestone 40th birthday in September 2024, when Meghan had the hats made as part of the celebrations for her husband. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 London — Soldiers in bright red uniforms and tall, black fur hats outside Buckingham Palace are a familiar sight for anyone who’s visited London. — James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hats
  1. caps
  2. helmets
  3. headdresses
  4. headpieces
Noun
  • The line also includes accessories such as caps, beanies, belts, bags, socks and footwear along with workwear staples such as a belt with pockets, an apron and a belt-pocket piece.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Big caps were offering one of the most sumptuous cushions over bonds ever seen.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of caps
Noun
  • Active travelers will appreciate the gear shed, stocked with bicycles, helmets, backpacks, hiking sticks, binoculars, guitars, cameras, hoverboards, and basketballs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Even the best helmets and other gear can give a false sense of security, Nowinski says, because they’re primarily designed to reduce skull fracture and linear acceleration, not the rotational acceleration that leads to CTE.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of helmets
Noun
  • There was so much color, all these beautiful headdresses, and the male dancers were stomping their legs to mimic the drums.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • He was surrounded by Iranian flags, Egyptian fans donning King Tutankhamun headdresses and people who had made entire outfits out of their nation’s colors — all mixed among Pride flags.
    — Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of headdresses
Noun
  • The milliner’s customers can go green — in every sense — wearing headpieces showcasing the cedar of Lebanon, or the rose of Sharon, a type of hibiscus native to areas of east Asia.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Now, a group of British lawmakers has called on the government to end the use of real bearskins in the ceremonial headpieces worn by the King’s Guard.
    — James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of headpieces

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“Hats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hats. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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