as in cap
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat
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Recent Examples of hat
Randomly picking names out of a hat, the artists were divided into teams to see how long the pairing could volley.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
The two films would make a nifty double feature for the hats as much as the high adventure.
—Sezin Devi Keohler, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt with yellow pants, a Carhartt-type jacket, and an orange hat.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Nick Wooster has worn a lot of hats over the course of his 30-plus year career in fashion.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
The two films would make a nifty double feature for the hats as much as the high adventure.
—Sezin Devi Keohler, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt with yellow pants, a Carhartt-type jacket, and an orange hat.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Nick Wooster has worn a lot of hats over the course of his 30-plus year career in fashion.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
Noun
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Wildlife biologists in Nebraska remain concerned about the possibility of the deadly virus spreading through the huge numbers of the gray birds with red caps that congregate on the Platte River every spring.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Having two players go early in the first round certainly would be another feather in James Franklin’s cap.—
Audrey Snyder,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The victim was also believed to not have been wearing a helmet, according to the CHP.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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Police said McDonald was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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As for her accessories, Padukone carried a black, top-handle bag and added a white chapeau with a wide brim to her attire.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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Explore Lady Gaga See latest videos, charts and news The cow costume accessorized with steak shoes and a shank chapeau blew minds at the time and continues to be one of her most iconic looks.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And by the way, those wild, wild horses aren't actually under the hood.—
Joe Salas,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2025
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The Analyst agent operates alongside the Researcher within the Copilot ecosystem but with a different approach under the hood.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The saint's forehead also still retains the imprint of the saint's 16th-century Carmelite headdress.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Whether that means spending countless hours researching in library collections or transforming a Pier One Imports placemat into a warrior’s headdress, her dedication to impactful storytelling as a means of cultural preservation is undeniable.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Mar. 2025
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Rihanna stays faithful to her favorites, from the Housewives (RHONY’s Jenna Lyons), to fashion (Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Alaïa), and gargantuan headgear.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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To that liturgical point, the headgear is a magnificent melange of an Uzbek Karakul cap, an Eastern Orthodox bishop’s flat-topped mitre, and some ancient Persian polo headgear.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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