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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
Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
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
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shako
Noun
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Many delegations treat the convention like senior week and wear matching outfits—Hawaii’s were obviously the best, but the Wisconsin delegates had their traditional postmodern tricornes shaped like cheese.—
Yiyun Li,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
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Johnson made this conversation explicit by name-checking or picturing Evans, Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals, and Richard Avedon—the latter pops up here in a picture on a book cover, which Johnson has topped with a pirate’s tricorne hat.—
Vince Aletti,
The New Yorker,
22 July 2022
Noun
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There are berets, too, a nod to the military elements in the collection.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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Gone are the lopsided berets, garish prints, and impossible volumes.—
Blanca de Almandoz,
Glamour,
19 June 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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Andy Warhol painted a watercolor of a cat in a turban.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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In the new production of Sunset, everyone is dressed in black and white, including Scherzinger, who wears a black slip dress instead of Norma’s trademark turban.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tucker stepped out of the batter’s box to tip his helmet toward both a roaring crowd and the applauding Astros dugout.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Culver City Pride requires helmets for all participants.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Noun
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In 2018, protestors began showing up at real-world events in those handmaid-red cloaks and white bonnets, putting the show in an unexpected spotlight.—
Randee Dawn,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Not just that, but your bonnet could also be causing your breakage and hair loss, which is why Muth founded her bonnet brand, Lina Lennox.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
23 May 2025
Noun
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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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Still, Smith takes our mid-position, for his fez, bow-tie, and an impressive three-year tenure. 5.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Many of the protesters had covered their faces and wore long sleeves; one wore a sombrero.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
11 June 2025
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Martinis are in order, as well as garish floral print shirts and oversized sombreros.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Shako.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shako. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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