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Recent Examples of casque
This structure was composed of solid bone, unlike the highly porous, pneumatic casques found on some modern birds.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Mar. 2026
The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
These flightless birds are striking in appearance – bright blue skin, a helmet-like casque on their heads, and dagger-like claws on each foot.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
But then, Keller made his own discovery: Someone else claimed to have found the New Orleans casque.
—Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Elsewhere among the amphibious hoppers, mother casque headed frogs, of the Hemiphractus genus, adhere their eggs directly onto the skin.
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2017
Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Mar. 2026
The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
These flightless birds are striking in appearance – bright blue skin, a helmet-like casque on their heads, and dagger-like claws on each foot.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
But then, Keller made his own discovery: Someone else claimed to have found the New Orleans casque.
—Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Elsewhere among the amphibious hoppers, mother casque headed frogs, of the Hemiphractus genus, adhere their eggs directly onto the skin.
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casque
Noun
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Jensen tapped his helmet and the ensuing ABS challenge showed the pitch was less than one-tenth of an inch outside.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Rail freight, a faster and cheaper alternative, was blocked after Zheng’s smart helmets were classified as sensitive dual-use goods, given the active conflict zones along the route.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The exhibit featured photos of Oloyede commanding Florida A&M’s band, along with her uniform jacket and a tall major shako (military-style) hat.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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This is a motorcar with a very long bonnet, very long tail and a very short cabin.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Soldiers from the Old Guard, wearing tricorne hats and bright-red uniforms, marched past, amid a flourish of fifes and drums.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Take out yer triangular hat (a tricorn), eye patch, brass earrings, shoulder parrot, sword and scabbard, hook for a hand, and peg for a leg.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another promotional video for Rededicate 250 blends various Christian and American imagery — scenes of a cross laid on an American flag, a robed choir, people raising their hands in worship — along with a brief scene of a man praying while wearing a Jewish skullcap.—
Peter Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest outside a synagogue, puncturing his lung, and Norman Shine, 76, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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For all the pleasures of the state dinner over the weekend, with its calotte of beef served with shallot marmalade, the real action is now taking place today (Dec. 5) at EU-US trade talks.—
Tim Fernholz,
Quartz,
5 Dec. 2022
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The calotte of beef was served with shallot marmalade.—
Jura Koncius,
Washington Post,
2 Dec. 2022
Noun
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If Billy, who wears a turban and caftan in a few scenes, calls to mind Norma Desmond of Sunset Boulevard, Schoenbrun directly assures you that that is not an accident.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Her matching turban completed the unexpected look.—
Jessica Booth,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
Noun
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All of the suspects were dressed head-to-toe in black, with some wearing hoods and masks.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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The dress had a hood attached that acted as a veil; when Taylor removed it, the dress transformed into an off-the-shoulder stunner.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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“Casque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casque. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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