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
There were a significant number of fans wearing Dodger blue hats and jerseys in the seats on both Monday and Tuesday.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
Federal prosecutors claim that in June 2024, a person sitting outside the coffee shop verbally berated a man who approached wearing a hat with the Star of David on it.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
If Bowers, who grew up in the Boston area, could pass as a grad student on a hike, then Hallett’s leather drover’s hat hints at his experience as a lumberjack.
—Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025
The jewel was presented in a velvet case with a hat pin featuring the Austrian Imperial Warrant, most likely dating back to 1868, which reflects the piece’s imperial legacy.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
Federal prosecutors claim that in June 2024, a person sitting outside the coffee shop verbally berated a man who approached wearing a hat with the Star of David on it.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
If Bowers, who grew up in the Boston area, could pass as a grad student on a hike, then Hallett’s leather drover’s hat hints at his experience as a lumberjack.
—Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025
The jewel was presented in a velvet case with a hat pin featuring the Austrian Imperial Warrant, most likely dating back to 1868, which reflects the piece’s imperial legacy.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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For the 2025 season, the hard cap for the league is $279.2 million per team.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Senators even set up lawn chairs outside their third-floor caucus room at the state Capitol that mentioned various issues such as the spending cap and fiscal guardrails.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets hands Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers his helmet in the second inning during Game One of the Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on October 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Tommy Hilfiger logo placement will grace technical gear such as the driver's suit, helmet and race car for the new Cadillac Formula 1 team, which was created by TWG Motorsports and General Motors.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Zendaya’s hair was pulled back into a sleek bun beneath her cream chapeau.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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Angela Bassett makes a statement with a cane and chapeau combo.—
Elise Wrabetz,
NBC news,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Doctoring provides powerful tools for getting under the hood, but writing offers ones that dig into the interstitial spaces where our more utilitarian tools falter.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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Two things are key: ‘Spatial analytics’ are easy to use—the complexity is under the hood.—
Cindy Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Loughlin, 60, plunged into wedding memories, revealing that Becky's elaborate headdress originally belonged to Loughlin's aunt.—
Grace Harrington,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Though her face, framed by bold brows and often floral headdresses, frequently adorns everything from mural walls to tote bags, less is known about the making of the artist.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
6 June 2025
Noun
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In the book, he's fully masked with headgear with more of an industrial look.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
12 May 2025
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Corso, known for his popular headgear segment, has been a fixture of the network’s college football coverage for 38 years.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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