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
Wash the hat in cold water on a delicate cycle with your usual detergent.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2025
The three characters, who make up the Monsters Cereal lineup, are each in their signature look: Count Chocula sports his brown cape, Boo Berry wears his yellow hat and red bow-tie, and Franken Berry is decked out in his monochrome strawberry-pink ensemble.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 29 July 2025
Her hat aligns with the headwear of the time, a feathered headpiece.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 July 2025
The range includes swimwear, resort wear, dresses, kaftans, sandals, hats, bags, jewelry, and loungewear.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2025
The three characters, who make up the Monsters Cereal lineup, are each in their signature look: Count Chocula sports his brown cape, Boo Berry wears his yellow hat and red bow-tie, and Franken Berry is decked out in his monochrome strawberry-pink ensemble.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 29 July 2025
Her hat aligns with the headwear of the time, a feathered headpiece.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 July 2025
The range includes swimwear, resort wear, dresses, kaftans, sandals, hats, bags, jewelry, and loungewear.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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Unfortunately, these elevated caps were allowed to expire, returning to 65,000 plus 20,000 for U.S. master’s degree holders by 2004.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Clean the lid: Make sure to clean off the lid of the bottle after each use to prevent bacteria or mold forming around the cap.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Players warming up without certain pads or helmets.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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Uniforms and helmets of all 12 Mountain West teams were displayed in a hallway at the media days event.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Angela Bassett makes a statement with a cane and chapeau combo.—
Elise Wrabetz,
NBC news,
5 May 2025
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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
Noun
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Over the course of his five-Oscar career, Francis Coppola has many times gone back under the hood of even his greatest films like Apocalypse Now and The Conversation, to recut and improve versions for posterity.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
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Under the hood, the 2001 Prelude featured a standard naturally aspirated 2.2-liter four-cylinder (H22A4 VTEC engine), rated at 200 horsepower and 156 lb-ft of torque, which sent all the power to the front wheels.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The shirts include an outline of the pope’s tall mitre headdress above the White Sox baseball player logo.—
Bill Kirkos,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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In 1997, the blue-eyed, red-haired goddess accented her look with gold shimmer, a headdress, and defined contour.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Superhero capes, extravagant headgear and glitter are also popular.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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The project entailed wearing a spacesuit similar to the fencing uniform and headgear.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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