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Recent Examples of top hat
In Skillman’s play, directed by Jessi D. Hill and starring Megan Hill, a woman enters with the accoutrement of close-up magic, in top hat and tails, and then proceeds to perform illusions by description and miming alone.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2025
There is a short person in a top hat in the foreground at right, facing away from the camera, staring at a growing city of homes, offices and other buildings.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
Vanessa Rousso Big Brother 17 resident poker player was thrown in the rounds after a clue featuring a top hat and a 9 of hearts card was shown.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 July 2025
Prince William attends Royal Ascot in a top hat at Ascot Racecourse, on June 18, 2025.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2025
There is a short person in a top hat in the foreground at right, facing away from the camera, staring at a growing city of homes, offices and other buildings.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
Vanessa Rousso Big Brother 17 resident poker player was thrown in the rounds after a clue featuring a top hat and a 9 of hearts card was shown.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 July 2025
Prince William attends Royal Ascot in a top hat at Ascot Racecourse, on June 18, 2025.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top hat
Noun
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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.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2024
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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.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Vulture,
14 May 2021
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Howard sits in a green chair wearing a white t-shirt, a blue baseball cap, a gold chain, jeans, and sneakers.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Jessica, 45, donned a pair of aviators and an oversized red crewneck, while Johnson, 45, was seen sporting a Georgia Institute of Technology baseball cap and a blue button-down shirt over a black T-shirt.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Artist and designer Cecil Beaton performed a coy fashion magazine pose in full drag, his slender form crowned by an enormous picture hat that transforms him into something approaching a human flower, photographed by the duo David James Scott and Edgar Wilkinson.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Okay, Emily is wearing a picture hat that makes her previous hat look tiny.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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Her most popular services are $254 sew-ins, where human hair extensions are woven into braids, and $125 quick weaves, where human or synthetic hair is styled and then glued to a stocking cap.—
Arriana McLymore,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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She was dressed in all black with a black stocking cap.—
Ingrid Harbo,
Twin Cities,
19 July 2025
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Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.—
Adam Shell,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2022
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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.—
Elizabeth Djinis,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2024
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Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.—
William Finnegan,
The New Yorker,
15 May 2021
Noun
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Kastleman suggests wearing Texas boots with shorts while including key elements, such as a cowboy hat and a bohemian vibe.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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In a few photos, Brittany is sporting a dark brown wrap dress with tan heeled boots, while others show the KC Current owner in a denim-on-denim get-up with a matching cowboy hat.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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This regulatory void raises concerns about exclusions for pre-existing conditions, potential service caps, and the absence of comprehensive coverage for preventive care.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.—
Ostap Kin,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Mar. 2022
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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20hat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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