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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Each wore parkas lined with fur around the hoods and trapper hats during the skit.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Wear it with a cardigan during takeoff, then swap in a straw hat and espadrilles for arrival.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
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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Due to the revenue brought in by the NBA’s recent package of media rights deals, the salary cap will continue to rise at or close to the maximum allowable increase of 10% per year.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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Two-way deals do not count against the salary cap, luxury tax or aprons.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 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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