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Recent Examples of top hat
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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Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Her role as Zidler, a top hat-wearing manager of the club that serves as the play's central backdrop, marks a Broadway debut for the rapper.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The closest the Genesee came to pessimism was a Dylan T-shirt or two in the lobby with a skeleton wearing a top hat.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Nearby, 16-year-old Josiah Baker, who is from Georgia, wore a full suit of stars and stripes and a black top hat.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Her role as Zidler, a top hat-wearing manager of the club that serves as the play's central backdrop, marks a Broadway debut for the rapper.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The closest the Genesee came to pessimism was a Dylan T-shirt or two in the lobby with a skeleton wearing a top hat.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Nearby, 16-year-old Josiah Baker, who is from Georgia, wore a full suit of stars and stripes and a black top hat.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
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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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One image showed Alba enjoying a more casual meal with her pal while wearing an LA baseball cap.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The second is a similar build, last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants and a red baseball cap, according to LAPD.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
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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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The gear included an air gun, tape, black leather gloves, a stocking cap, a rubber face mask , court records say.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Jan. 2026
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Wearing his construction worker hard hat and neon green vest, the 23-year-old from Cuba joins his classmates to earn certification as a refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technician.—
Sarah Moreno
May 1,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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Wearing a hard hat, the charter's principal, Justin Blietz, described his vision.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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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
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While Bunnie wore a long, light-blue floral dress for the occasion, Jelly Roll sported an all-black ensemble with a cowboy hat to match.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Cities lit their skylines with cowboy hat projections.—
Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20hat. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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