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a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmets
Passengers are allowed on any class of e-bike equipped for carrying passengers, but also must wear helmets.
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Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Changes to Olathe’s city ordinances could require helmets for e-bikes and scooter riders, prohibit the devices from most of the city’s roads, cap their speed at 15-20 mph and allow the city to restrict their use on trails.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Admission includes access to all of the necessary equipment, including rental skates, helmets, skate trainers and wrist guards.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Nonprofit Propel Atl said someone stole dozens of bikes and helmets meant to go to children from their trailer this week.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Weston earned his radio and TV certificate in 1965, leaving the research facility a year later to join Divcon (now part of Oceaneering International), a commercial diving company based in London that developed deep-sea helium diving helmets.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
All rentals include helmets, locks and riding maps.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
The organization also offers the suggestion to replace helmets once the helmet has undergone significant impact.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Their helmets are lightweight but far from fragile, with integrated ventilation, seamless MIPS integration (the gold standard for this class of helmet), and just a touch more coverage at the temples and back of the head than other brands.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Changes to Olathe’s city ordinances could require helmets for e-bikes and scooter riders, prohibit the devices from most of the city’s roads, cap their speed at 15-20 mph and allow the city to restrict their use on trails.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Admission includes access to all of the necessary equipment, including rental skates, helmets, skate trainers and wrist guards.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Nonprofit Propel Atl said someone stole dozens of bikes and helmets meant to go to children from their trailer this week.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Weston earned his radio and TV certificate in 1965, leaving the research facility a year later to join Divcon (now part of Oceaneering International), a commercial diving company based in London that developed deep-sea helium diving helmets.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
All rentals include helmets, locks and riding maps.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
The organization also offers the suggestion to replace helmets once the helmet has undergone significant impact.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Their helmets are lightweight but far from fragile, with integrated ventilation, seamless MIPS integration (the gold standard for this class of helmet), and just a touch more coverage at the temples and back of the head than other brands.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmets
Noun
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Cars line up at all hours, hoods serving as makeshift tables while drivers unwrap sandwiches still warm from the press.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Like the hoods of two cars in a traffic accident, the continents crunched together, simultaneously shortening and flexing.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Accessories like berets and scarves popped in red tartan, while others wrapped bundled up in Burberry’s check.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Jan. 2026
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So grab your bags, your berets, and maybe your best selfie face?—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Camper helms production on the track, laying down a soulful canvas for Monét’s honeyed vocals to glide over.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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Behind the camera, Berman and Pulcini direct the first two episodes, while Francesca Gregorini helms episodes three, six and seven, and Josephine Bornebusch takes on episodes four and five.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The petition proposes exceptions, including fishing flies, western hats and scientific or educational materials.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mwangi began in 2017 by knitting hats and scarves, then met a woman who was knitting a prosthesis.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Helmets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmets. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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