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Recent Examples of shako
Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
In black-and-white school photos from the early ’60s, Trump can be seen in boots, sash and a plumed shako, like some Austro-Hungarian infantryman.
—Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
In black-and-white school photos from the early ’60s, Trump can be seen in boots, sash and a plumed shako, like some Austro-Hungarian infantryman.
—Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shako
Noun
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Take out yer triangular hat (a tricorn), eye patch, brass earrings, shoulder parrot, sword and scabbard, hook for a hand, and peg for a leg.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Many delegations treat the convention like senior week and wear matching outfits—Hawaii’s were obviously the best, but the Wisconsin delegates had their traditional postmodern tricornes shaped like cheese.—
Yiyun Li,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Channel a French painter with a Breton-style striped shirt and a beret, or pair a smock and palette for artistic flair, which can often be safer than a well-meaning but potentially misguided tribute to a historical figure.—
Ella Cerón,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Image Playground produced an image of a cool twenty-something in a beret without ChatGPT, but enabling that functionality resulted in a more convincing image.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.—
Alexander Sammon,
Harper's Magazine,
25 June 2022
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De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.—
Rachel Kushner,
Harper’s Magazine ,
25 May 2022
Noun
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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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She was last seen wearing black and red flannel pants, a gray hooded sweatshirt and a hair bonnet.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The prongs also allow people to get the steam right to the roots, something that can be tricky to do with a bonnet or cap.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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John Cena fez a alegria dos fãs mexicanos ao vestir máscara de Lucha Libre no Palco Omelete.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Still, Smith takes our mid-position, for his fez, bow-tie, and an impressive three-year tenure. 5.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Many of the protesters had covered their faces and wore long sleeves; one wore a sombrero.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
11 June 2025
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People started droping off costume accessories and dress-up requests — a sombrero for Cinco De Mayo, for example.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
30 May 2025
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Howler monkey sounds rang through the auditorium as Irwin peered through a set of binoculars, before leaping off the hood and gliding across the ballroom toward Carson.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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For each, the state placed hoods over the men's heads, strapped them in a chair, placed targets over their hearts, and shot them simultaneously with three bullets.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Shako.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shako. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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