as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
in some states a helmet is required headgear for motorcycle riders
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Recent Examples of headgear
There was, of course, no shortage of support on site from her father Philip and her then-husband Mark Phillips, pictured helping his wife clean up her headgear, a key accessory and integral part of her competition uniform.
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Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Products from companies like Tobii and Pupil Labs already offer real-time pupillometry via lightweight headgear for use in research, behavioral analysis, and assistive technology for people with medical conditions that limit movement but leave eye control intact.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2026
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
The selection of the textiles and the display of the hats and headgear were overseen by Maddalena Terragni, manager of the textile collection at the Fondazione Antonio Ratti in Como.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
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Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Products from companies like Tobii and Pupil Labs already offer real-time pupillometry via lightweight headgear for use in research, behavioral analysis, and assistive technology for people with medical conditions that limit movement but leave eye control intact.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2026
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
The selection of the textiles and the display of the hats and headgear were overseen by Maddalena Terragni, manager of the textile collection at the Fondazione Antonio Ratti in Como.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headgear
Noun
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Cheri, meanwhile, watched the Summit make history with her mom to her right and a USA soccer hat dangling from the seat in front of her.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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In Los Angeles, Jonathon Redondo-Rosales was charged with assault for smacking an agent with a hat after a car struck him.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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During our test drive on the outskirts of Albufeira, Portugal, the virtual assistant—a cute talking helmet avatar named LittleBenz—quickly found several restaurants with great wine reviews (from Google), going so far as to read some top reviews aloud.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
24 Mar. 2026
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Not for nothing — no one in this altercation is wearing a helmet on their bike!—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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The owners will be pushing for a salary cap, and the players for some sort of mechanism that forces the bottom-end teams to spend more, like a salary floor.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Medina said the cap often draws attention from Jews and non-Jews alike.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Headgear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headgear. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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