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a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmets
The sideline access that has been manifested for the UFL audience early in the league’s existence has seen similar moments also combined with audio straight from players’ helmets in the middle of big game-winning drives or straight from a coach’s headset.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
The sounds of shoulder pads clacking and helmets clanging filled the air Saturday morning at Spaulding Field for the UCLA football team’s fifth spring practice of the year.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Usher and Brown eventually meet in a parking lot, remove their helmets, walk into a venue and step into an elevator.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Coverage also includes up to $3,000 for safety apparel (like helmets) if damaged in a covered collision.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
After a brief tour, Cohen and I donned motorcycle helmets and went for a ride, spinning through the cobble and paved roads and bike lanes on Infinite Machines’ new e-bike, the Olto.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Protesters quickly flocked to the scene and clashed with other officers, who were wearing gas masks and helmets.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Why helmets are so important Minnesota law requires electric bike riders to be 15 years or older, e-scooter users to be 12 or older, and riders of electric motorcycles/off-highway motorcycles to be a minimum of 16, according to the state’s Office of Traffic Safety.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
When UConn’s plane landed here this week, everyone on the team was presented with helmets, a symbol of the Indianapolis 500 race.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
The sounds of shoulder pads clacking and helmets clanging filled the air Saturday morning at Spaulding Field for the UCLA football team’s fifth spring practice of the year.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Usher and Brown eventually meet in a parking lot, remove their helmets, walk into a venue and step into an elevator.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Coverage also includes up to $3,000 for safety apparel (like helmets) if damaged in a covered collision.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
After a brief tour, Cohen and I donned motorcycle helmets and went for a ride, spinning through the cobble and paved roads and bike lanes on Infinite Machines’ new e-bike, the Olto.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Protesters quickly flocked to the scene and clashed with other officers, who were wearing gas masks and helmets.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Why helmets are so important Minnesota law requires electric bike riders to be 15 years or older, e-scooter users to be 12 or older, and riders of electric motorcycles/off-highway motorcycles to be a minimum of 16, according to the state’s Office of Traffic Safety.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
When UConn’s plane landed here this week, everyone on the team was presented with helmets, a symbol of the Indianapolis 500 race.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmets
Noun
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Wielding an axe, the 26-year-old Englewood resident damaged the hoods and windows of a dozen cars parked in the lot, causing more than $75,000 in damage, prosecutors said.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Some cars even had holes in their hoods.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Atletico will transport their fans to 1930s Birmingham with a Garrison Tavern at the stadium — where the Shelby family meet in the show — a barbershop inspired by that period and flatcap-wearing actors distributing newspapers and berets to fans.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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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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Charlie Day helms Luigi, Jack Black is Bowser, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Keegan-Michael Key will play Toad.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 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
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Juggling many different hats with aplomb, this documentary debut shows just how fascinating Whipple’s eccentric life is.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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Many of the college-age attendees donned Turning Point attire, Trump hats and red-white-and-blue paraphernalia for the event.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Helmets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmets. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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