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as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
the bride will be wearing a flowing veil fastened to a pearl-covered headpiece
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as in intellect
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
she has looks and personality but not much in the way of a headpiece
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Recent Examples of headpiece
Swift also shared follow-up photos channeling her showgirl era with rhinestones, feathers and matching headpieces.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Ethan’s asymmetrical butterfly dress has a halter neck and a headpiece.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
However, royal fans fell in love with Charlotte's outfit, including her headpiece which matched her mother Kate's silver bullion and crystal flower crown by Jess Collet and Alexander McQueen.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
The costume simply slides over your dog’s head and comes with a wig headpiece to turn their ears into Willie Nelson’s signature braids.
—Christopher Murray
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Ethan’s asymmetrical butterfly dress has a halter neck and a headpiece.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
However, royal fans fell in love with Charlotte's outfit, including her headpiece which matched her mother Kate's silver bullion and crystal flower crown by Jess Collet and Alexander McQueen.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
The costume simply slides over your dog’s head and comes with a wig headpiece to turn their ears into Willie Nelson’s signature braids.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headpiece
Noun
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In another video, Twiggs appears to be seen wearing a yellow hat with ears opening a cookie tin.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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It’s also made the industry lazier and more reliant on us to wear all the hats.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like Paul, Charlie did not use his incredible intellect to lord it over his interlocutors.—
Brooke L. Rollins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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He is widely seen as an extraordinary statesman who possessed a unique blend of intellect and political ability, and who remained a humble and approachable father figure for his people throughout his long tenure.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Airlines can’t impose arbitrary refund caps based on fare class in that situation.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Less comfortable, but much, much funnier are the old-timey swim caps adorned with colorful rubber flowers.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because in a world where intelligence is becoming artificial, the quality of human thinking has never mattered more.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The South Korean military also tracked other Chinese vessels, believed to conduct drills and live-fire tests, near the country—including 13,000-ton Type 055 destroyers, which are capable of launching over 100 missiles, and Type 815 intelligence-gathering ships.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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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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Your base is the foundation of any makeup look, but in the year 2025, that doesn’t have to include actual foundation—at least not in the traditional sense.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Instead of clarity and a sense of financial empowerment, individuals experience costly missteps and are left unsure of where to find reliable guidance—eroding any trust in the mainstream financial system.—
Sandy Anderson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Republicans argued this, and not pressure from Carr, was the reason behind ABC’s decision to bench Kimmel.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, GPUs will remain one of the best solutions for both AI training and AI inference processing for two key reasons, which Nvidia is building upon with the Rubin CPX announcement.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Headpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headpiece. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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