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Recent Examples of fez
But as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry hints in The Little Prince, fault also lay with the Europeans, whose prejudices led them to see these reforms as necessary and, say, to take Turks in top hats more seriously than Turks in fezzes.
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Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2015
Dart turned up wearing a banya hat—like a pointy fez that keeps your brain from boiling.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
His imagery can occasionally seem reductive: pretzels and beers in Munich; magic carpets, aliens wearing fezzes, and a genie in a bottle in Rabat.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
What remained were quirky relics, like a black-and-white photograph of my dad as a little boy, wearing a fez after his circumcision ceremony.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
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Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2015
Dart turned up wearing a banya hat—like a pointy fez that keeps your brain from boiling.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
His imagery can occasionally seem reductive: pretzels and beers in Munich; magic carpets, aliens wearing fezzes, and a genie in a bottle in Rabat.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
What remained were quirky relics, like a black-and-white photograph of my dad as a little boy, wearing a fez after his circumcision ceremony.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fez
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Rather than sweeping robes and turbans, Scherzinger spends most of the play barefoot, wearing a simple black slip.Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
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Nasrallah, who often invoked both God and guns with a distinctive lisp, wore a black turban signifying his descent from the Prophet Muhammad.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
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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
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Along with the burgundy coat, Kate wore a burgundy felt beret courtesy of Sahar Millinery.Julia Teti, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
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Its bright center and the prominent, thick dust encircling its heart give it the appearance of a Mexican sombrero hat, hence its more charming nickname.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Members of the former are alleged to sport tattoos of a skull with Nazi imagery and an AK-47, while members of the latter are allegedly known for their matching tattoos of a skeleton outfitted with a sombrero, bandolier and pistol.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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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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The model naps on a couch while clad in a skullcap and undershirt, scratching his back as his trousers fall below his waist.M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
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Chicago police said Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, is accused of shooting an unidentified 39-year-old man who was wearing a kippah, the Jewish skullcap, on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath, in the city's Rogers Park district.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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This pick from Sam Edelman is a seasonal spin on a classic leather jacket with faux shearling on the notched collar, cuffs, and hemline, adding a layer of warmth perfect for winter in Paris — especially when worn with a stylish cashmere scarf and fedora.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Partway through the show, Rauw stepped onstage in a coat and fedora, bringing a vintage salsa vibe to the setlist.Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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The look has become synonymous with the girl group and continues to be recreated today, even as a Halloween costume. 02 Queen Latifah in 1990 Queen Latifah embraced her heritage from the beginning of her career, proudly donning a colorful kufi and a matching outfit with statement gold earrings.Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
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Polite conversation soon turns edgy after Akbar explains his kufi was personally given to him by Louis Farrakhan — something that doesn’t sit well with Shelley (her comedic slow-burn anger is one of the things Louis-Dreyfus can play better than most actresses).Rene Rodriguez, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
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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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“Fez.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fez. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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