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Recent Examples of pillbox
Kay’s refined style – made up of ivory wool coats, pillbox hats and delicate face veils – is Marty’s aspirational opposite.
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
Use a pillbox to set up each dose.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 27 Dec. 2025
Gallagher died in 2022 at age 95 — meaning the whereabouts of the famous pillbox hat might never be known.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The Hanlons — including wife Charlotte (Taylour Paige), a civil rights activist in a Jackie Kennedy pillbox hat, and son Will (Blake Cameron James) — are Black (as are Ronnie and her father, seemingly accounting for 100% of Derry’s in-town African American population).
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025
Use a pillbox to set up each dose.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 27 Dec. 2025
Gallagher died in 2022 at age 95 — meaning the whereabouts of the famous pillbox hat might never be known.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The Hanlons — including wife Charlotte (Taylour Paige), a civil rights activist in a Jackie Kennedy pillbox hat, and son Will (Blake Cameron James) — are Black (as are Ronnie and her father, seemingly accounting for 100% of Derry’s in-town African American population).
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillbox
Noun
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Veo also plan to give out about 1,000 helmets per year to anyone who needs them.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Malkin's punishment from the NHL was for raising his stick and striking Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin on the helmet and shoulder during their game on March 5.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bertinelli, at 65 and perennially adorable in a beret, glasses and comfy striped sweater, is chatting from her bedroom, sipping from a mug and sharing unvarnished insights about love, self-acceptance and moving beyond traumas that might otherwise define us.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Police said the thief was wearing a skullcap and a black hooded sweat shirt.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Feb. 2026
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The collection includes fabrics and objects that had served daily domestic functions and rare ritual ones: shrine covers and skullcaps, costumes and carpets.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Each table also has a plate of pickled shallots with Scotch bonnet peppers, inspired by another of their grandmother’s recipes.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Folks in the South will recognize ingredients like oxtails and butter beans, which are combined with Jamaican green seasoning, Scotch bonnet, and allspice in Fowles's recipe.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Singh, who would be our local guide, always wore the five traits of a pious Sikh man — uncut hair (symbolizing strength and holiness and topped by the identifying turban), a steel bracelet, wooden comb, sheathed dagger and a baggy undergarment dating back to the Sikhs’ warrior days on horses.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Then there’s a ’69 911 S 2-liter long-block motor, a rare, early 901 transmission, early Scheel bucket seat, replacement dash, and a great patinaed decklid and front hood.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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The trench doubles as a raincoat and features a detachable hood to keep your hair safe and sound on drizzly days.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There were crinoline explosions and Panama teardrops, tiny little fascinators and huge brimmed sunbonnets.—
Denise Coffey,
Courant Community,
30 May 2017
Noun
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Sitting on a platform above a crowd of about 125, with hats from his six finalists on display, Fa’alave-Johnson picked up a green Oregon Ducks hat … and tossed it to the concrete floor.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Juliana Perez, 19, wore an inflatable leprechaun costume with a tall green hat, an orange beard and matching eyebrows.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Pillbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillbox. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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