variants also vizor
as in brim
the projecting front part of a hat or cap the visor on your baseball cap should provide adequate shade for your eyes

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Recent Examples of visor Someone on the other team took a shot at him, and the puck tipped right under his visor and hit him in the eye, squarely smacking him right in the eyeball. Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Following the final hole, Langer took off his visor and saluted the applauding crowd at Augusta National. Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025 Instead, Pack a Sun Visor $22 $20 at Amazon This stylish sun visor provides full coverage for my face, ears, neck, and even parts of my chest and shoulders. Laura Lu, Parents, 19 May 2025 Heck, Veer even sells a sun visor ($19) for the canopy separately. Jenny Wiegand, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for visor
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Noun
  • Nature lovers will find an abundance of places to explore: Nearby McKee Botanical Garden brims with tropical plants (look for water lilies blooming in its streams), while Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge serves as a home for brown pelicans and other migrating avians.
    Kara Franker, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
  • With essentially zero time to react, the ball hit the brim of Smith's cap, with the right-hander narrowly escaping a serious injury.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • The Nosferatu actor, 35, shocked fans by ditching his signature dark brown hair for a brighter, much bolder shade.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 26 June 2025
  • Dressing to the season is one idea: Linen does well at summertime events, autumnal shades and layers thrive in fall, velvets can warm up winter’s frosty chill, and floral prints in pastel colors emphasize spring’s budding blossoms.
    Catie Pusateri, Glamour, 26 June 2025
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  • Two bills this year — one by me (SB 16) and one from state Senator Josh Becker (SB 606) — would bolster this framework.
    Catherine Blakespear, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • That's the promise of this country, and that's the promise this bill delivers.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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  • Google Trends data from April to May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, showed a worldwide peak in online searches for dog adoption, up to 250% higher than typical trends for early pandemic months.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
  • Located in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest, Mount Washington is the tallest peak in the northeastern United States.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 24 June 2025

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“Visor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visor. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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