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
In the book, he's fully masked with headgear with more of an industrial look.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 May 2025
Corso, known for his popular headgear segment, has been a fixture of the network’s college football coverage for 38 years.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Are there other examples of players wearing protective headgear in games?
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Her husband Justin, meanwhile, wore his usual bulbous silhouette and teeny headgear: in a large textured black fleece, a red hoodie, beige trousers, suede brown moccasins, and a tight gray beanie.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 May 2025
Corso, known for his popular headgear segment, has been a fixture of the network’s college football coverage for 38 years.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Are there other examples of players wearing protective headgear in games?
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Her husband Justin, meanwhile, wore his usual bulbous silhouette and teeny headgear: in a large textured black fleece, a red hoodie, beige trousers, suede brown moccasins, and a tight gray beanie.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headgear
Noun
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Cody Zeller walked across the stage and donned the organization’s hat in 2013, coming off the board after Anthony Bennett, Victor Oladipo and Otto Porter Jr. were selected.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
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Don’t confuse these poofy Toad caps with your formal, Sunday-go-to-meeting hats.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Tucker stepped out of the batter’s box to tip his helmet toward both a roaring crowd and the applauding Astros dugout.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Culver City Pride requires helmets for all participants.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The best-case scenario of the robotaxi rollout could essentially double Tesla’s market cap by the end of 2026, Ives said.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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Among the beneficiaries of these exemptions are tech giants such as Amazon, Meta and Google, which all have market caps of over $1 trillion.—
Paige Tortorelli,Pippa Stevens,Agne Tolockaite,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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“Headgear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headgear. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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