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
  • The bonnet-and-cloak outfit was largely inspired by a can of Old Dutch cleaning solution.
    Will Croxton, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The company says its solution allows solar panels to be integrated directly into the hood, bonnet, and roof of a vehicle.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Kardashian paired her velvet set with sheer stockings, patent leather pumps, a beret, and cat-eye sunglasses.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • With Khamenei’s regime, and his life, on the line, the resistance instinct must be warring with the survival instinct beneath that black turban.
    Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The steel body, which was built by Carrozzeria Scaglietti, features aluminum for the hood, trunk panel, and doors, in deference to weight.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Stolz casually took off his hood and shook his fist in the air after crossing the finish line.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This deepfake video is the latest shared by the administration that has drawn criticism, after an artificial video of Barack Obama being arrested in the Oval Office (which never happened) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Also in the segment, Michael Che commented on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has overseen harsh immigration policies, celebrating her 54th birthday at a Mexican restaurant and at one point wearing a sombrero.
    William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Think old skateboard wheels under an oversized cloche on a wooden stand.
    Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Kendall Jenner used it as an accent piece, pairing a statement scarf with straight-legged jeans and a black jacket, cloche, and flats.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
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 22 Feb. 2026.

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