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a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmets
The equipment included high-caliber rifles, pistols, uniforms, boots, helmets, special rations, an electric generator, a satellite communications unit and at least 12,000 rounds of ammunition.
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ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The logo didn’t change and the helmets are still black.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The crew will be carrying green bags containing their suit helmets, gloves, communication caps and personal items like reading glasses.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
On a snowy day in the quiet town of Kumamoto, dozens of Japanese office workers in safety helmets and sneakers crouch low on their office chairs, eyes fixed on the starting line, ready to launch.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
After both players helmets got knocked off, Kastelic scored the knockdown with an overhand right.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
People are buying helmets, face masks, vests and beds that emit long-wavelength light.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
The first practice featured just helmets, with pads coming on for the first time on Saturday.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
The Horned Frogs only practiced in helmets Tuesday, but still got a lot of work in with one-on-one periods and a lengthy team period to end practice.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The logo didn’t change and the helmets are still black.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The crew will be carrying green bags containing their suit helmets, gloves, communication caps and personal items like reading glasses.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
On a snowy day in the quiet town of Kumamoto, dozens of Japanese office workers in safety helmets and sneakers crouch low on their office chairs, eyes fixed on the starting line, ready to launch.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
After both players helmets got knocked off, Kastelic scored the knockdown with an overhand right.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
People are buying helmets, face masks, vests and beds that emit long-wavelength light.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
The first practice featured just helmets, with pads coming on for the first time on Saturday.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
The Horned Frogs only practiced in helmets Tuesday, but still got a lot of work in with one-on-one periods and a lengthy team period to end practice.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmets
Noun
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The inspector noticed a black substance inside the ice machine, dirty vent hoods and shelves and an employee without a hair restraint.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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In fact, the pointed hoods of nazarenos are inspired by clothes used to shame sinners during the Spanish Inquisition.—
Alexis Marshall,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Atletico will transport their fans to 1930s Birmingham with a Garrison Tavern at the stadium — where the Shelby family meet in the show — a barbershop inspired by that period and flatcap-wearing actors distributing newspapers and berets to fans.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Accessories like berets and scarves popped in red tartan, while others wrapped bundled up in Burberry’s check.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Charlie Day helms Luigi, Jack Black is Bowser, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Keegan-Michael Key will play Toad.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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Behind the camera, Berman and Pulcini direct the first two episodes, while Francesca Gregorini helms episodes three, six and seven, and Josephine Bornebusch takes on episodes four and five.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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The jury also heard about how Tex sold Diane's expensive clothes, shoes, hats, purses, and furs in an estate sale a little more than two months after her death and then a month after that, auctioned off her jewelry to the highest bidder.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Mueller fears that the mounting pressures on farmers, exacerbated by the war, could lead some to hang up their hats for good.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Helmets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmets. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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