high-hats 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of high-hat

high hats

2 of 2

noun

plural of high hat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for high hats
Verb
  • This is not a wallowing cruiser that isolates the driver in a leather cocoon, floating along, not entirely sure where the front end is.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The project, which has been on ice for decades due to international concerns, effectively isolates the territory by cutting off the West Bank from East Jerusalem.
    Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The White House has expressed how this was a moment of embarrassment but also suggested an attempt at a plot against the president, although the UN’s statement rejects this.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump hates being laughed at, and comedians who once enjoyed the armor of celebrity are finding that their corporate employers would rather sacrifice the First Amendment than risk retaliation.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Ever wonder if a video game just downright hates you?
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My wife constantly disrespects me.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This reversal deeply disrespects every honorable soldier who's had our Stars and Stripes draped over their casket as Taps play in the background.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The episode cuts to black before it is revealed who or what is Paddy's target, but in real life, Arthur lived for decades longer, dying in 1915, per TIME.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • When play crossed Round Swamp Road, the roadway that cuts between Bethpage Black and separates the 14th and 15th holes, this tournament flew into the stratosphere.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe your coworker has an upcoming presentation to senior leadership or your friend despises mushrooms.
    Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The social-justice warriors whom Williams most despises are not looters or rioters.
    Book Marks August 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
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“High hats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20hats. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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