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Recent Examples of shako
Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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
Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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
Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shako
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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Pinochet himself was protected by the boinas negras, the black berets, an elite military group.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Paterson seemed to have the diva crown clinched until Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels and another mayoral hopeful, showed up in his red beret.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.—
Alexander Sammon,
Harper's Magazine,
25 June 2022
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De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.—
Rachel Kushner,
Harper’s Magazine ,
25 May 2022
Noun
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Beckham posts regular beauty tutorials from home, wearing nothing but a robe and towel turban.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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The post-Shah state was a mishmash of neckties and turbans, with Bazargan as Prime Minister and Khomeini hovering somewhere above.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With no allies, no helmets and no way of getting home, Smith might need Superman himself (David Corenswet) to get back to Earth.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Despite wearing a helmet and protective vest, Reeve was found unconscious and not breathing, but was revived with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, according to the Washington Post.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Beef fat adds ricness to the briney seafood, and a Scotch bonnet chile ties it all together.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The brine of bottarga and spice of Scotch bonnet cut through the richness to balance out this dip that is a real treat to kick off your meal.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pugsley is a pug wearing a fez.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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John Cena fez a alegria dos fãs mexicanos ao vestir máscara de Lucha Libre no Palco Omelete.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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The White House has also continued to troll House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries with AI videos portraying Jeffries in a sombrero and fake mustache.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The video portrayed Jeffries wearing a sombrero and mustache and depicted Schumer repeating a Republican attack line that Democrats shut down the government to secure free health care for undocumented immigrants, a claim that Democrats have pushed back on.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Shako.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shako. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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