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Recent Examples of circlet
Instead, you’ll be relegated to (gasp) manually pausing audio from the three-button control center on the right ear cup’s exterior circlet.
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Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2023
But today most astronomers agree that these young-looking circlets are likely to be scarcely more than 100 million years old, the remnants of a multimoon destruction derby perhaps.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2024
As for tiaras: Brace yourselves, ye lovers of grandeur and glitter, for there are distressing reports that, as part of scaling down and cutting back on the glitter factor, Catherine, the Princess of Wales and the next queen, will wear not a tiara but a circlet of flowers.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
For a more modern look, Camilla might also choose to remove the arches of the Garrard piece by wearing it as a circlet, just like Queen Mary did for the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
Queen Mary wears the crown as a circlet at the 1937 coronation of her son, King George VI.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Apr. 2023
The girl was wearing a small circlet over her baby hair, and wearing a onesie with white embroidery.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 9 Apr. 2023
The arches can be removed so the piece can be worn as a circlet, which is what Mary did for her son's coronation in 1937.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023
Peter Cottontail gets a glamorous touch in this elegant circlet of greenery, grapevine, and gold.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 31 Jan. 2023
Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2023
But today most astronomers agree that these young-looking circlets are likely to be scarcely more than 100 million years old, the remnants of a multimoon destruction derby perhaps.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2024
As for tiaras: Brace yourselves, ye lovers of grandeur and glitter, for there are distressing reports that, as part of scaling down and cutting back on the glitter factor, Catherine, the Princess of Wales and the next queen, will wear not a tiara but a circlet of flowers.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
For a more modern look, Camilla might also choose to remove the arches of the Garrard piece by wearing it as a circlet, just like Queen Mary did for the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
Queen Mary wears the crown as a circlet at the 1937 coronation of her son, King George VI.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Apr. 2023
The girl was wearing a small circlet over her baby hair, and wearing a onesie with white embroidery.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 9 Apr. 2023
The arches can be removed so the piece can be worn as a circlet, which is what Mary did for her son's coronation in 1937.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023
Peter Cottontail gets a glamorous touch in this elegant circlet of greenery, grapevine, and gold.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 31 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circlet
Noun
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The Revenge of the Nerds actress recalled mimicking Stephanie's character, from using the iconic '90s-style ringlet curls that Stephanie wore right down to her sassy catchphrase.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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But the truth is, the best products for curly hair are designed specifically for our hair type, helping to maintain moisture and bounce for healthy ringlets.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The triangular hat is made from a series of floating mirror panels that resemble the rings around a planet.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
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Her cellphone often pings with an alert from some J6 group chat, or rings with a call from a J6 comrade seeking support or needing to vent.—
Meridith Kohut,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Roach called for a rematch afterward, disgusted that he was not credited with the knockdown in the ninth round.—
Brian Mahoney,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2025
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The team made the MLS playoffs anyway, but was eliminated in the first round.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The central loop has a similar crystal but this one dangles from the top giving it constant movement when worn.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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This may throw our daily commutes, communication, and communal activities for a loop.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The plan was already beginning to emerge on a sheet of Mylar graph paper—an oval, surrounded by arrows, with a handful of anomalous objects marked.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Last-lap wrecks taking out the leader and altering the race’s result may not be what some want to see, but that is life in a sport with 40 cars racing around an oval at high speeds, all with a ton of incentive to cross the finish line first.—
Jordan Bianchi,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One of the most popular hikes, the 5-mile Canyon Loop Trail, circles nine of the canyons.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2025
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The event was hosted at the Cambridge Tea House in Columbus, with several other members of the Blue Jackets circle in attendance, including Maggie Jenner, the wife of Boone Jenner.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Circlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circlet. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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