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as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
the bride will be wearing a flowing veil fastened to a pearl-covered headpiece
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as in intellect
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
she has looks and personality but not much in the way of a headpiece
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Recent Examples of headpiece
The musician also wore a delicate white headpiece.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And as for whether there’s any concern about the headpiece getting nasty as the season goes on, Duran said that would be a good problem for the club to have.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
In her final number, Von Teese elegantly strides down stairs into a classic showgirl scene with vintage Bob Mackie headpieces and feather backpacks from the last showgirl revue on the strip, Jubilee.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
In an Instagram post Monday (March 24), Cyrus shared the project’s cover art — an ethereal headshot of the star gazing softly into the camera while modeling a crystal 1997 Thierry Mugler headpiece — and revealed that Something Beautiful will arrive May 30 via Columbia Records.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And as for whether there’s any concern about the headpiece getting nasty as the season goes on, Duran said that would be a good problem for the club to have.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
In her final number, Von Teese elegantly strides down stairs into a classic showgirl scene with vintage Bob Mackie headpieces and feather backpacks from the last showgirl revue on the strip, Jubilee.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
In an Instagram post Monday (March 24), Cyrus shared the project’s cover art — an ethereal headshot of the star gazing softly into the camera while modeling a crystal 1997 Thierry Mugler headpiece — and revealed that Something Beautiful will arrive May 30 via Columbia Records.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headpiece
Noun
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The singer also put a twist on Anderson's 1999 MTV Video Music Awards outfit that consisted of a pink fuzzy hat and white, waist-cinching corset top.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Fans can also pick up their favorite teams' official 2025 NFL Draft hats that the players will be rocking on stage now, as well as the No. 1 picks' jerseys as soon as they are selected on Fanatics!—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Sufi stories rely on metaphor, rhythm, repetition, and lyricism, to penetrate not just the cerebral intellect but the intellect of the heart.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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For example, business writers, consider copywriter guru Herschell Gordon Lewis’s insight: Emotion outsells intellect.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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The salary cap is projected to be $154.6 million next season with the luxury tax projected as $187.9 million, the first apron projected at $195.9 million and the second apron projected at $207.8 million.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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To top it off, someone actually stole one of my wheel caps.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Roughly 600 North Korean troops have been killed fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing the country's intelligence agency.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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For example, digital intelligence can infer customer perceptions through non-survey channels such as online interactions.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris (L) signs a Commanders helmet while joined by Washington D.C.—
Russell Leung,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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At her side, Kalista wears a pink and blue helmet, black gloves, knee pads and ice skates, stepping back and forth alongside her mom.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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In this sense, Biden’s brand of post-neoliberalism fed the body but not the soul.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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In a sense, this ichor functioned like a power source or electricity, circulating through the robot’s bronze limbs and fueling his movements and actions.—
Sofia Giannuzzi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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The reason for the independence, the Brookings Institution explains, is that politicians tend to want lower interest rates because lower rates stimulate the economy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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The reason for the increase in the Tigers’ team score came after a review of Mizzou’s third rotation — balance beam.—
Henry Chappell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Headpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headpiece. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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