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
The former college football coach is known for wearing oversized mascot headgear during the broadcasts.
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The 27-year-old will wear protective headgear after requiring 25 stitches around his left ear following an incident in Palace’s victory over local London rivals Millwall in the previous round on March 1.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Corso’s weekly end-of-show pick during GameDay’s Saturday selections has become a college football tradition; the former coach has made 430 headgear picks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
While both events will include a military flypast, Trooping the Color offers a more old-fashioned sense of pageantry with those soldiers on horseback, dressed in brightly colored ceremonial uniforms and elaborate headgear.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The 27-year-old will wear protective headgear after requiring 25 stitches around his left ear following an incident in Palace’s victory over local London rivals Millwall in the previous round on March 1.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Corso’s weekly end-of-show pick during GameDay’s Saturday selections has become a college football tradition; the former coach has made 430 headgear picks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
While both events will include a military flypast, Trooping the Color offers a more old-fashioned sense of pageantry with those soldiers on horseback, dressed in brightly colored ceremonial uniforms and elaborate headgear.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headgear
Noun
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Mace is one of several Republicans who have already thrown their hats into the ring for the state's top job.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
7 Aug. 2025
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The video shows a man wearing jeans, a hat and a dark jacket following the two girls on the isolated bridge.—
Kelsey Lentz,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Players can also voluntarily choose to wear one of the slogans on their helmets.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement The trends in the report are heartening for Americans’ health, and, not for nothing, good news too for the marketers who supply the balls, helmets, paddles, and bats that keep us out on the greens, courts, tracks, and fields.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Both products were sold in plastic bottles with white caps.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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The price cap was rolled out to equal parts skepticism and hopefulness that the policy would stave off Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Headgear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headgear. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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