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
After that, Corso’s headgear selection was long one of the show’s most popular bits.
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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The awkwardness is all hilarious, though, especially watching a young Joan Cusack attempt to use the water fountain in orthodontic headgear.
—Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The report found that seatbelts and headgear were not worn during the accident, the UTV was carrying too much weight and that the firefighters operating the UTV did not have appropriate training.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
Each Sonny Angel figure features the signature smile and tiny angel wings, typically wearing various imaginative headgear such as animals or other whimsical designs.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The awkwardness is all hilarious, though, especially watching a young Joan Cusack attempt to use the water fountain in orthodontic headgear.
—Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The report found that seatbelts and headgear were not worn during the accident, the UTV was carrying too much weight and that the firefighters operating the UTV did not have appropriate training.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
Each Sonny Angel figure features the signature smile and tiny angel wings, typically wearing various imaginative headgear such as animals or other whimsical designs.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headgear
Noun
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In another video, Twiggs appears to be seen wearing a yellow hat with ears opening a cookie tin.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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It’s also made the industry lazier and more reliant on us to wear all the hats.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to the news release, the driver of the motorcycle, who has not been identified, was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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After three different designs, all created by Villareal, the brand committee landed on the helmet that will be worn against App State.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tradition muted palette gets a graphic update courtesy of pops of color informed by school pennants, an LV monogram tartan, as well as on theme embroideries and crests that extend to small accessories in the form of what are sure to be covetable caps, scarves, and ties.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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For steak main courses, wagyu from Snake River Farms Melba, Idaho, is offered as an 8-ounce filet or 6-ounce ribeye top cap.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Headgear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headgear. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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