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also képi
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Recent Examples of kepi
De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
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Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2022
De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
Top fashion points go to the German racewalkers, who appeared to be paying homage to the famous white kepi of the French Foreign Legion.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021
Gendarmes walk the streets wearing kepi hats; the supermarkets sell vacherin and fond de veau.
—Kate Holstein, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2022
De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
Top fashion points go to the German racewalkers, who appeared to be paying homage to the famous white kepi of the French Foreign Legion.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021
Gendarmes walk the streets wearing kepi hats; the supermarkets sell vacherin and fond de veau.
—Kate Holstein, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kepi
Noun
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Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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In black-and-white school photos from the early ’60s, Trump can be seen in boots, sash and a plumed shako, like some Austro-Hungarian infantryman.—
ROBERT F. WORTH,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2018
Noun
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Some obvious changes in parenting guidelines over the years include no longer allowing kids to ride a bike without a helmet or travel in a car without a car seat—most parents have also banned crib bumpers and blankets from their infants cribs, too.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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The group emphasizes that no matter the circumstances, a helmet is vital to safety.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Newspapers kept running a photograph of an internationally famous heiress toting a machine gun while wearing a saucy beret.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Kardashian paired her velvet set with sheer stockings, patent leather pumps, a beret, and cat-eye sunglasses.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Folks in the South will recognize ingredients like oxtails and butter beans, which are combined with Jamaican green seasoning, Scotch bonnet, and allspice in Fowles's recipe.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Look at him carrying his baby to the park, to the market, to the playground; tying a bonnet to her head; slathering her plump pink arms with organic sunblock.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Soldiers from the Old Guard, wearing tricorne hats and bright-red uniforms, marched past, amid a flourish of fifes and drums.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Take out yer triangular hat (a tricorn), eye patch, brass earrings, shoulder parrot, sword and scabbard, hook for a hand, and peg for a leg.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Singh, who would be our local guide, always wore the five traits of a pious Sikh man — uncut hair (symbolizing strength and holiness and topped by the identifying turban), a steel bracelet, wooden comb, sheathed dagger and a baggy undergarment dating back to the Sikhs’ warrior days on horses.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The stalling momentum has come as the major market indexes haven’t moved beyond a small price range either, despite rotation under the hood .—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Cars line up at all hours, hoods serving as makeshift tables while drivers unwrap sandwiches still warm from the press.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2024
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“Kepi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kepi. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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