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a round garment worn on the head with a tight band and a top that is flat, soft, and loose
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Recent Examples of beret
The couple made appearances watching Team USA compete in field hockey and rugby — during which the New Heights podcast cohost rocked a beret.
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Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
The quest to have human conflicts decided by men and women in robes and wigs, and not just those in berets and boots, should resonate deeply with Israel’s founding ideals.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Along with the burgundy coat, Kate wore a burgundy felt beret courtesy of Sahar Millinery.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
French berets, flags and torches will be available for the parade.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024
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Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
The quest to have human conflicts decided by men and women in robes and wigs, and not just those in berets and boots, should resonate deeply with Israel’s founding ideals.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Along with the burgundy coat, Kate wore a burgundy felt beret courtesy of Sahar Millinery.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
French berets, flags and torches will be available for the parade.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beret
Noun
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Then armed men in black turbans, as if to justify their fear, opened fire into the crowd.—
Jazzmin Jiwa,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Young people copied her contemporary African fashion sense, wearing a turban with a formal suit or painting tribal dots on her face as part of her makeup.—
Lynsey Chutel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Couldn’t imagine the owner of San Francisco Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star restaurant Atelier Crenn and one of the most respected toques in the world doing anything less, right?—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2024
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Stan Michalski is the top toque in the Victorian house kitchen.—
Linda Zavoral,
The Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2024
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Silky and Beautiful arrived in their usual finery, Silky wearing a red fedora and fur coat and Beautiful spraying hair spray everywhere.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
18 Jan. 2025
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Think Indiana Jones, with the whip and fedora, setting off on a daring quest for treasure or profits, in this case.—
B.D. Dalton,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Big blue sombrero Monday, November 25, 2024: The James Webb Space Telescope's brand-new image of the Sombrero Galaxy casts this city of stars in a new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise — and reveals clumps of dust in a mottled outer ring.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
1 Jan. 2025
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By the 1990s, the chain boasted over 200 locations, serving up chimichangas and celebratory sombreros to families across parts of America.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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Silk is also better for your beauty rest and the reason why silk scarves, bonnets, and pillowcases are so popular.—
Nena Farrell,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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Editors’ Picks Her followers sent her around $800 to help purchase leave-in conditioner, moisturizing shampoo, bonnets, edge gel and wide-tooth combs.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At least that's what the horse wearing a fez just told me* in a dream.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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At least that’s what the horse wearing a fez just told me* in a dream.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
16 Jan. 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
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Johnson made this conversation explicit by name-checking or picturing Evans, Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals, and Richard Avedon—the latter pops up here in a picture on a book cover, which Johnson has topped with a pirate’s tricorne hat.—
Vince Aletti,
The New Yorker,
22 July 2022
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Also, don't try to be cool by not wearing a helmet.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Authorities later found a ballistic helmet, night-vision goggles, respirators and ammunition in the car, along with a package of shooting range targets, some of which were used.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Beret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beret. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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