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Recent Examples of ten-gallon hat
Lastly, a tip of the ten-gallon hat to Orville Peck and Shaboozey, two irresistible talents showing us everything country can and should be.
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Rolling Stone,
28 Dec. 2024
In a ten-gallon hat, Mack was genial; shaking hands with guests, joking with vendors, and taking selfies with supporters.
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David Gilbert,
WIRED,
24 Oct. 2024
The famously maximalist state hosts the sensory exports of a Stars-and-Stripes cultural performance where ten-gallon hats, envelopes of dust, and whip-crack sounds create an immersive projection of Americana, long-preserved in popular culture for over a century.
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Essence,
2 Sep. 2024
Kevin Costner isn’t the only present-day actor with a fondness for Westerns; ornery old hands such as Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and Tommy Lee Jones are always ready to don their ten-gallon hats for the right role.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2024
And although the sudden abundance of ten-gallon hats might be part of a larger promotional strategy, Beyoncé isn’t the only celebrity to make a sartorial pivot west.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2024
The look hinges on a white ten-gallon hat and a black-and-silver checker print suit jacket layered a white collared shirt and matching studded shorts cinched with a black YSL belt.
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Hanna Lustig,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2024
So will the American West aesthetic of ten-gallon hats, Nudie-ish suits, and cowboy boots trickle down to the masses?
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Suzie Lechtenberg,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2024
With his walrus mustache and ten-gallon hat, Fall would go on to earn the distinction of being the first cabinet secretary ever sentenced to jail, convicted in 1929 of taking bribes in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal.
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Rebecca Boggs Roberts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2023
Rolling Stone,
28 Dec. 2024
In a ten-gallon hat, Mack was genial; shaking hands with guests, joking with vendors, and taking selfies with supporters.
—
David Gilbert,
WIRED,
24 Oct. 2024
The famously maximalist state hosts the sensory exports of a Stars-and-Stripes cultural performance where ten-gallon hats, envelopes of dust, and whip-crack sounds create an immersive projection of Americana, long-preserved in popular culture for over a century.
—
Essence,
2 Sep. 2024
Kevin Costner isn’t the only present-day actor with a fondness for Westerns; ornery old hands such as Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and Tommy Lee Jones are always ready to don their ten-gallon hats for the right role.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2024
And although the sudden abundance of ten-gallon hats might be part of a larger promotional strategy, Beyoncé isn’t the only celebrity to make a sartorial pivot west.
—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2024
The look hinges on a white ten-gallon hat and a black-and-silver checker print suit jacket layered a white collared shirt and matching studded shorts cinched with a black YSL belt.
—
Hanna Lustig,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2024
So will the American West aesthetic of ten-gallon hats, Nudie-ish suits, and cowboy boots trickle down to the masses?
—
Suzie Lechtenberg,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2024
With his walrus mustache and ten-gallon hat, Fall would go on to earn the distinction of being the first cabinet secretary ever sentenced to jail, convicted in 1929 of taking bribes in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal.
—
Rebecca Boggs Roberts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten-gallon hat
Noun
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In a black sequined dress, a top hat, and a pink boa-type shawl, Drescher was very much dressed for the occasion.
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Sporting a traditional top hat, then-Prince Charles walked alongside his grandmother, the Queen Mother, at the 1979 Royal Ascot.
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Clockwise from top: A 1957 Balenciaga hat, Deirdre Hawken’s Cauliflower Headpiece from 2013, a layered silk hat from the 1940s, and a 1942 Germaine Vittu hat.
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Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.
Noun
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Okay, Emily is wearing a picture hat that makes her previous hat look tiny.
Noun
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Jason sported a bright pink T-shirt, blue shorts, sunglasses and a white baseball cap while sitting beside his wife with his arm draped around her shoulders.
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The star—who ended his engagement with ex Katy Perry last June—finished off his look with cargo pants, a baseball cap, and tennis shoes.
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The original glass Bearista cold cup came with a straw and was shaped like a teddy bear with a green Starbucks stocking cap on its head.
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The arrest has drawn widespread attention, as the child had just returned home from preschool with his father and was wearing a Spider Man backpack and blue stocking cap with bunny ears when detained.
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Ryan Asdourian, a marketing and strategy officer for Lumen Technologies, decided to have some fun with the clean-up operation, taking a film crew along to the venue and a hard hat, setting out to cover up as many signs as possible.
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For many people, the next tech job may involve a hard hat instead of a laptop.
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One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
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Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
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Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.
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Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.
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“Ten-gallon hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten-gallon%20hat. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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