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Recent Examples of top hat
The Penguin finally takes his perch – but the Batman is watching
In the final scenes of the finale, Oz (with his familiar top hat and tux from the comic books) arrives at his penthouse and visits his mother, who's now in a vegetative state.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
Patrick wore the tux and top hat, with a white button down and white scarf.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Kelce came out on stage wearing a top hat and a black suit tail coat.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
Donning a black tuxedo and top hat, Kelce flashed his charming smile, executed a perfect heel click and carried Swift, who acted asleep, to a red couch.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
Patrick wore the tux and top hat, with a white button down and white scarf.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Kelce came out on stage wearing a top hat and a black suit tail coat.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
Donning a black tuxedo and top hat, Kelce flashed his charming smile, executed a perfect heel click and carried Swift, who acted asleep, to a red couch.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top hat
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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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Surveillance footage from inside the Capitol showed Hemphill making her way inside and walking through the Capitol Rotunda wearing a blue baseball cap and a pink scarf, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Jan. 2025
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The couple kept the outing casual, with Dunn, 24, sporting simple jeans and a hoodie paired with a lime green baseball cap—meanwhile, Coughlan donned a long black trench coat with a light yellow sweater underneath.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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First-off, there might not be a Casey’s or Kwik Trip between the Twin Cities and New Ulm that carries a blaze orange stocking cap.—
Tribune News Service,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2024
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Prisoners were given numbers instead of names, had a chain attached to one leg, and were dressed in smocks and stocking caps.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
6 Aug. 2024
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Guadalupe River Park Conservancy Executive Director Jason Su, Garden City Construction CEO Jim Salata and even Commonwealth Club of California CEO Gloria Duffy donned hard hats and took their shots.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
23 Nov. 2024
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Shep says that Craig isn’t in the warehouse with a hard hat on and that his business partner, Jerry, does all the work.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 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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It’s one of those ABBA songs that fools you with its mirror ball synths, a classic disco rhythm on the high hat and lush harmonizing.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
6 Nov. 2021
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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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Downtown saw more cowboy hats, bolo ties and big shiny belt buckles than usual this weekend as the second annual San Diego Rodeo took over Petco Park for three nights.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2025
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Buck stands under the soft glow of Tiffany-style fixtures, his guitar slung casually over his shoulders and his brown cowboy hat casting a shadow over his black denim jacket.—
Maxwell Williams,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.—
Ostap Kin,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Mar. 2022
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Thomas Redgate shows a smiling 24-year-old, a service cap crowning his head, a tan tie and shirt underneath his dress uniform.—
Denise Coffey,
USA TODAY,
16 Sep. 2021
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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20hat. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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