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Recent Examples of turban
Hoja calmly takes off his turban and places it on the villager’s head.
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Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
In a brief video that circulated over the holidays among officers of the BART police force, the department’s chief pins a badge on a beaming young officer wearing the turban of his Sikh faith.
—Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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
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Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
In a brief video that circulated over the holidays among officers of the BART police force, the department’s chief pins a badge on a beaming young officer wearing the turban of his Sikh faith.
—Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turban
Noun
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Midwestern marketing executive Emily, on the other hand, is eager to dress and brand-agnostic, with her rainbow suite of berets, arpeggiating hemlines, and clashing prints as neutrals.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 Dec. 2025
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Worshippers at the waterfront mass included United Nations peacekeepers, in uniform with their blue berets.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Just a girl and her bonnet against the world!—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
8 Dec. 2025
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These swatches are arranged at different angles to create a sense of chaos, and the pom at the top of the bonnet is replicated as a lace attachment.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Then there is Toby, the fictional, fez-donning cartoon cat that Baseman calls his alter ego.—
Iris Kwok
May 12,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The other, a raggedy, bearded civilian from his country’s military reserve, is less enthused, and often strips off his service greens and his Ottoman-style fez to smoke cigarettes and lounge in the sun.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Quiroz recently began wearing a sombrero.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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But as of Sunday, not a single sombrero in the Heat locker room.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2026
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That’s why Megna, who hadn’t played in a month, returned for Game 7 two or three weeks before he was projected to, a full face shield attached to his helmet.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Walk through a gallery of bronze busts immortalizing the game's greatest players and learn about the evolution of the game from the days of leather helmets to modern gear.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Designed to be used directly after cleansing, the blend of herbal ingredients (including ginseng, skullcap, and madecassoside, a compound found in cica) works to support your skin barrier, reduce inflammation, and promote a more youthful-looking complexion.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
19 Nov. 2025
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Each round is drenched in 0.45% white willow bark (a.k.a. BHA) to clear blackheads and minimize the look of pores, 4.5% citric acid to smooth uneven texture, and cypress tree leaf and skullcap to curb sebum production.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The officers cuffed the survivors with plastic restraints, placed hoods on their heads and demanded that no one speak, according to the fishermen.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Police said dozens of people climbed onto a row of school buses parked in Times Square after shuttling fans to the World Cup in New Jersey, then ripped off hoods and smashed windshields before igniting one of the buses.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Noun
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So, there are [memes] of me as Doctor Manhattan with a chain and a dashiki and a kufi and, like, red laser eyes.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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The man in the statue wears a kufi, a round, brimless cap common in the region.—
Kayla Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Turban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turban. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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