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a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmets
The helmets, made with unfixed chalk, were visually forceful but materially fragile, holding protection and vulnerability in the same frame.
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Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
Volunteers will help conduct bike safety inspections, guide young riders through a series of skills stations and fit protective helmets.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
Visitors will also learn facts about La Grange, including the story of the 1920s strike by the La Grange police force, from which photos and police helmets will be on display.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The helmets were displayed on the Miami Grand Prix campus.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Two volunteers with the cycling advocacy group People for Mobility Justice handed out helmets and lights to everyone who took a bike.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The highest percentages of fatalities involving motorcyclists not wearing helmets occurred in Weld and Pueblo counties.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Senato started rewarding players for key plays, like two-out RBIs, with stickers on their helmets, which serves as motivation.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
Volunteers will help conduct bike safety inspections, guide young riders through a series of skills stations and fit protective helmets.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
Visitors will also learn facts about La Grange, including the story of the 1920s strike by the La Grange police force, from which photos and police helmets will be on display.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The helmets were displayed on the Miami Grand Prix campus.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Two volunteers with the cycling advocacy group People for Mobility Justice handed out helmets and lights to everyone who took a bike.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The highest percentages of fatalities involving motorcyclists not wearing helmets occurred in Weld and Pueblo counties.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Senato started rewarding players for key plays, like two-out RBIs, with stickers on their helmets, which serves as motivation.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmets
Noun
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Appliances, coils and range hoods The kitchen concentrates several of the most common fire hazard hotspots.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Range hoods and kitchen exhaust filters Grease that builds up inside range hoods and metal exhaust filters is highly flammable.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
Noun
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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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About 30 fans from Wembanyama's home country attended the Spurs' 121-106 win over Detroit, with many wearing black berets and waving French flags while cheering on the 7-foot-4 All-Star center and his teammates.—
Tom Orsborn,
San Antonio Express-News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The sea of red hats could’ve been a campaign ad; a fleet of expectant seniors on scooters waited to greet him.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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And the audience was all White, but in red, gold and green jumpsuits and red, gold and green hats and everything.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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“Helmets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmets. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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