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Recent Examples of casque
The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
These flightless birds are striking in appearance – bright blue skin, a helmet-like casque on their heads, and dagger-like claws on each foot.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
But then, Keller made his own discovery: Someone else claimed to have found the New Orleans casque.
—Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Elsewhere among the amphibious hoppers, mother casque headed frogs, of the Hemiphractus genus, adhere their eggs directly onto the skin.
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2017
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
These flightless birds are striking in appearance – bright blue skin, a helmet-like casque on their heads, and dagger-like claws on each foot.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
But then, Keller made his own discovery: Someone else claimed to have found the New Orleans casque.
—Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Elsewhere among the amphibious hoppers, mother casque headed frogs, of the Hemiphractus genus, adhere their eggs directly onto the skin.
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casque
Noun
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According to the news release, the driver of the motorcycle, who has not been identified, was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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After three different designs, all created by Villareal, the brand committee landed on the helmet that will be worn against App State.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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If daily washing isn’t possible, consider using a bonnet and changing pillowcases frequently.—
Rhonda Conner-Warren,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the clip, the pair execute the moves to the song’s post-chorus, before a bonnet-wearing Colbert pretends to choke on something, causing Gaga to erupt in laughter.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The assailant then physically assaulted the father, knocking him to the ground and tossing his kippah away, a traditional skullcap worn by observant Jewish men.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Like the self-portrait, Ezekiel’s sculpture portrays Titian with his head cocked toward his right shoulder, a lapel tucked underneath his coat, chains hanging around his neck, and his long beard and skullcap.—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
Noun
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For all the pleasures of the state dinner over the weekend, with its calotte of beef served with shallot marmalade, the real action is now taking place today (Dec. 5) at EU-US trade talks.—
Tim Fernholz,
Quartz,
5 Dec. 2022
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The calotte of beef was served with shallot marmalade.—
Jura Koncius,
Washington Post,
2 Dec. 2022
Noun
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Look under the hood for leaves or debris in suspicious places.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The lens ships with front and rear caps, a reversible hood with a push-button release for its bayonet lock, and a soft carrying pouch.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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“Casque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casque. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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