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a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmets
People are buying helmets, face masks, vests and beds that emit long-wavelength light.
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Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
The first practice featured just helmets, with pads coming on for the first time on Saturday.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
The Horned Frogs only practiced in helmets Tuesday, but still got a lot of work in with one-on-one periods and a lengthy team period to end practice.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
Commuter helmets are specifically designed for people commuting by bike.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Riders under 18 years old must wear helmets.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Veo also plan to give out about 1,000 helmets per year to anyone who needs them.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
They've been studied and used for everything from safer football helmets, to headphone drivers, to smart bandages.
—New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2026
Neupane fed his friend bits of snow to rehydrate while chunks of hard ice from high on the mountain tumbled down and pelted their backs and helmets.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
The first practice featured just helmets, with pads coming on for the first time on Saturday.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
The Horned Frogs only practiced in helmets Tuesday, but still got a lot of work in with one-on-one periods and a lengthy team period to end practice.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
Commuter helmets are specifically designed for people commuting by bike.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Riders under 18 years old must wear helmets.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Veo also plan to give out about 1,000 helmets per year to anyone who needs them.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
They've been studied and used for everything from safer football helmets, to headphone drivers, to smart bandages.
—New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2026
Neupane fed his friend bits of snow to rehydrate while chunks of hard ice from high on the mountain tumbled down and pelted their backs and helmets.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmets
Noun
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The next night, Weathermen placed plastic coffee cups filled with black powder under the hoods of police squad cars across Chicago.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Red Rock Gladiator Jeep often puts the names of towns and geographical features on the hoods of some trim levels of its cars, like the Moab or the Rubicon.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 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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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
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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Grand Entry, noon both days (spectators are expected to stand, remove hats and no photography during the Grand Entry).—
Holly Andres,
Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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According to a report from The Independent, Ruth’s Chris went viral on X after a user posted about its dress code prohibiting sportswear and baseball hats.—
Zacharia Washington,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Helmets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmets. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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