Thesaurus results for HELMETS

helmets

noun

plural of helmet

as in hoods

a hard covering that is worn to protect your head

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Recent Examples of helmets Scientists dream of making spider silk into high-performing materials for seat belts, helmets, naval materials, and even scaffolds to help repair brain cells. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026 Riddell, likewise, has faced a number of high-profile lawsuits, primarily involving allegations that its football helmets failed to adequately protect athletes from head injuries. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 While there are many differences between suits designed for use in space and these suits designed for testing on Earth, the biggest one is that, on an analog mission, crew members can open their helmets and breathe the outside air if necessary. — Michaela Musilova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The property also offers complimentary rentals of backpacks, hiking poles, hiking maps, and helmets for those heading out on their own. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026 Lonergan’s momentum was finally stopped by Northwestern’s Kobie McKinzie as the two players’ helmets struck each other. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 For nearly 70 years, the blue helmets of United Nations’ peacekeepers have dotted the landscape of southern Lebanon. — Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026 The home team is rocking black jerseys, with the OG logo on their helmets. — Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Officers determined that both the driver and passenger were wearing five-point safety harnesses at the time of the rollover crash, but were not wearing helmets, according to Fox 9. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Police fired tear gas and water cannons to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks, paving stones and other objects at officers in the Place de la République, northeast of the Paris city center.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
In the southern port city of Marseille, some protesters briefly forced their way into the lobby of City Hall and a group of people wearing hoods and masks damaged a police station.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hoods

Noun

Just with fewer berets, more robots and a much larger existential crisis hiding beneath the branding.

— Edward Morris, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
The Her Alibi star shared a sweet photo of the pair kissing — while wearing matching berets, red neck scarves and striped shirts — in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Definition of berets

Noun

Percussion is at the forefront of the mix, with microscopic pinpricks in lieu of hi-hats and lots of keylike metallic jangling run through sheets of echo.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
The hats ensured that everyone at a Hollywood event knew when Hedda Hopper had arrived.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of hats

Noun

By the Renaissance, black mourning garments, veils, and headdresses distinguished grieving European aristocrats.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
There was so much color, all these beautiful headdresses, and the male dancers were stomping their legs to mimic the drums.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of headdresses

Noun

Both dresses paired with ornate beaded headpieces, which are having something of a moment with stars lately.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Now, a group of British lawmakers has called on the government to end the use of real bearskins in the ceremonial headpieces worn by the King’s Guard.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of headpieces

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