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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillboxes
Noun
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People are buying helmets, face masks, vests and beds that emit long-wavelength light.—
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
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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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
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“Pillboxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillboxes. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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