sunbonnet

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Recent Examples of sunbonnet There were crinoline explosions and Panama teardrops, tiny little fascinators and huge brimmed sunbonnets. Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 30 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbonnet
Noun
  • In 2017, Ripa entered the eerie world of Hulu’s The Handmaid's Tale on Live with Kelly and Ryan, decked out in the show’s ominous red handmaiden cloak and a white bonnet like its main protagonist, Ofred (played by Elisabeth Moss).
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Beef fat adds ricness to the briney seafood, and a Scotch bonnet chile ties it all together.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Per the company, brand-new elements were designed for Sloth’s pirate hat and bandana, and Mama Fratelli’s hair and beret.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His past includes stints as a radio host and beret-wearing Guardian Angels anti-crime vigilante group founder.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now employers must show a substantial hardship when refusing to honor religious beliefs or practices, such as allowing employees to wear a yarmulke, hijab or turban, pray at work or to schedule work around religious observances.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • She was hanged; her body thrown in the river and is often spotted wearing a green turban to hide her missing ear.
    Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The neckline combines a quarter-zip and easily adjustable drawstring hood.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Running the range hood removes grease and oil from the air along with steam, smoke, and cooking odors.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is also shown in the video wearing a cartoonish sombrero and mustache.
    NPR, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The initial days following the shutdown was followed by a blame game battle for social media attention, with Trump posting deepfakes of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Make sure there is good ventilation and the soil below the cloche does not dry out.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The natural, summery materials were also plied into perforated bucket hats and cloche designs.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name.
    Fox News, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2015
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Sunbonnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbonnet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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