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The home run derby used to settle ties, as seen in last year’s All-Star Game?
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez went before Renteria in the home run derby and hit 11 home runs.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2026
Low-top sneakers were the top footwear category followed by boots, high-top sneakers, loafers/derbies and mules.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Ayush Kumar / Getty Images Multiple incidents of fan riots have taken place at Salt Lake stadium, including during a Kolkata derby match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan in 2012 which was abandoned after a brick thrown from the stands hit a player, seriously injuring him.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez went before Renteria in the home run derby and hit 11 home runs.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2026
Low-top sneakers were the top footwear category followed by boots, high-top sneakers, loafers/derbies and mules.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Ayush Kumar / Getty Images Multiple incidents of fan riots have taken place at Salt Lake stadium, including during a Kolkata derby match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan in 2012 which was abandoned after a brick thrown from the stands hit a player, seriously injuring him.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derby
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This small bowler bag fits all of the essentials like a phone, keys, wallet, sunglasses, and maybe even an extra pair of gloves.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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Donning facial hair, bowler hats and narrow ties, a group of women costumed as men appear to pay court to the woman seated in the center of this photo, taken about 1905.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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While at the club, Simpson walked by three men who made a comment about his Chicago Cubs baseball cap.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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On Soho's Carnaby Street, an NFL pop-up shop sells blue-and-gold London Games jerseys and bomber jackets, while the New Era baseball cap shop has Jaguars and Rams hats on pedestals in the window.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The bonnet-and-cloak outfit was largely inspired by a can of Old Dutch cleaning solution.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company says its solution allows solar panels to be integrated directly into the hood, bonnet, and roof of a vehicle.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bloom was photographed inside the suite talking to Graves, Foxx, and Mike Majlak while wearing an orange and black Raising Cane football helmet on his head.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
11 Feb. 2026
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Heraskevych has been fighting to compete in the helmet, which features images of the Ukrainian athletes who either died fighting or were killed in attacks.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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This deepfake video is the latest shared by the administration that has drawn criticism, after an artificial video of Barack Obama being arrested in the Oval Office (which never happened) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Also in the segment, Michael Che commented on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has overseen harsh immigration policies, celebrating her 54th birthday at a Mexican restaurant and at one point wearing a sombrero.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
7 Dec. 2025
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Shloime was never without his hat, a black fedora with a narrow brim and small red feather sticking out of the hatband.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, Indiana Jones‘ fedora that Harrison Ford wore as the adventure-seeking archeologist in 1984 sequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is likely to sell for upwards of $400,000.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Within days, a boater found a suitcase containing human legs floating in the bay, followed by two more suitcases over the next week, The Star-Ledger reported.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Officials learned the missing boater was Asher, according to the sheriff.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Bianco, who is often seen sporting a cowboy hat, grew up in a small mining town in Utah, moving to Southern California in 1989.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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Gamers who purchase the pass will immediately receive a pink costume, complete with glittered cowboy hat.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Derby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derby. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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