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Recent Examples of casque
The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.
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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
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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The camera department also attached RED Komodo cameras to Withers to capture his perspective during intense sports scenes, and at other moments simply attached a football helmet to the lens and had Wayans yell into it to replicate Cam’s point of view.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Kylo Ren helmet sits at the top of our best Lego Star Wars helmets page thanks to its striking and stunning look and its noticeable lack of stickers.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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In black-and-white school photos from the early ’60s, Trump can be seen in boots, sash and a plumed shako, like some Austro-Hungarian infantryman.—
ROBERT F. WORTH,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2018
Noun
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She was last seen wearing black and red flannel pants, a gray hooded sweatshirt and a hair bonnet.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The prongs also allow people to get the steam right to the roots, something that can be tricky to do with a bonnet or cap.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Many delegations treat the convention like senior week and wear matching outfits—Hawaii’s were obviously the best, but the Wisconsin delegates had their traditional postmodern tricornes shaped like cheese.—
Yiyun Li,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The assailant then physically assaulted the father, knocking him to the ground and tossing his kippah away, a traditional skullcap worn by observant Jewish men.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Like the self-portrait, Ezekiel’s sculpture portrays Titian with his head cocked toward his right shoulder, a lapel tucked underneath his coat, chains hanging around his neck, and his long beard and skullcap.—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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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Howler monkey sounds rang through the auditorium as Irwin peered through a set of binoculars, before leaping off the hood and gliding across the ballroom toward Carson.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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For each, the state placed hoods over the men's heads, strapped them in a chair, placed targets over their hearts, and shot them simultaneously with three bullets.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many of the protesters had covered their faces and wore long sleeves; one wore a sombrero.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
11 June 2025
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People started droping off costume accessories and dress-up requests — a sombrero for Cinco De Mayo, for example.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
30 May 2025
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“Casque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casque. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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