as in cap
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat
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Recent Examples of hat
Many of them wear ugly sweaters with light-up components or Santa hats.
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Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
With his yellowy eyes, sadistic laugh and coonskin hat, Farkus looked every bit the villain in this childhood favorite.
—Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
That kicked off the now infamous dead fish hat trend.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
Flashback: The 27-year-old Harrison and another guard caught Tunnell trying to steal hats worth $60 from the store in December 2023.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
With his yellowy eyes, sadistic laugh and coonskin hat, Farkus looked every bit the villain in this childhood favorite.
—Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
That kicked off the now infamous dead fish hat trend.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
Flashback: The 27-year-old Harrison and another guard caught Tunnell trying to steal hats worth $60 from the store in December 2023.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
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The special caps off Howard’s extensive international tour spanning 237 shows across 141 cities in 30 countries, selling over 335,000 tickets.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Broadcom cemented its status as one of the biggest artificial intelligence winners on Wall Street — and joined the vaunted $1 trillion market cap club thanks to a 24.4% surge in Friday’s session.Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
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The fuzzy Grinch slippers went beneath the cot, next to his boots and construction helmet.Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Isabela Merced is shown flying in the sky as Hawkgirl, wearing another comic-accurate look with her costume and helmet.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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The chapeau featured a lighter green tone and included a pheasant-style feather with shades of brown, green and red.Julia Teti, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
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Last year, meanwhile, Rosamund Pike shined in her black lace Dior number (with an extravagant chapeau to boot!), while Elle Fanning looked elegant in vintage Balmain, and Margot Robbie was plastic-fantastic in her Barbie-pink Armani gown.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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The vehicle had heavy damage to the front end and passenger side, a deflated right front tire and thick smoke coming from underneath the hood, according to police.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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But the space lacked the infrastructure for a restaurant and required lengthy buildouts, new plumbing and other operational necessities such as oven hoods and new air conditioners.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Clothing is not all fashioned after Geronimo, and not everyone is running around in a headdress.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Several big-ticket pieces by major names failed to sell, including Henri Matisse’s early 1920s portrait of a topless woman in a feathered headdress, carrying a low estimate of $12 million.Julia Halperin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Google and Samsung are collaborating on an original piece of headgear and a new Android XR operating system that will contend with devices previously released by Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
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After her surprise appearance in Yellowstone, Bella Hadid has left behind the horse trainers of Montana—and her cowgirl hat—for the streets of New York, forgoing the Western wear for an all-black look topped with another more nostalgic piece of headgear.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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