as in hoods
a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmets
The number of helmets each school receives varies based on classification.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
When the $12 million initiative first launched, concerns over the smart helmets’ data and how it would be stored and used kept several school districts from immediately opting into the program.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Across a large stretch of open field in Nigeria’s southwestern Ogun state, young people in safety helmets, goggles, and reflective jackets are assembling frames of what will soon be net houses, a type of greenhouse.
—Kate Okorie, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Instead of the usual Army attire, the Triple Nickles were issued modified uniforms that were fire resistant, helmets with wire cages to protect from the thick brush, and ropes to lower themselves down from trees.
—Sabrina Clay, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
To hang out at a typical ski resort’s kiddie area is to see dozens of parents finding creative ways to schlep skis, boots, water bottles, helmets, and yes, the occasional rag doll-like toddler, across the snow.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
The alternate helmets can be worn just three times during the season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
Because of similarities to motifs found on helmets in eastern Sweden, archaeologists long assumed the Sutton Hoo helmet originated there, too.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Teams will have more flexibility with their alternate helmets, too.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
When the $12 million initiative first launched, concerns over the smart helmets’ data and how it would be stored and used kept several school districts from immediately opting into the program.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Across a large stretch of open field in Nigeria’s southwestern Ogun state, young people in safety helmets, goggles, and reflective jackets are assembling frames of what will soon be net houses, a type of greenhouse.
—Kate Okorie, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Instead of the usual Army attire, the Triple Nickles were issued modified uniforms that were fire resistant, helmets with wire cages to protect from the thick brush, and ropes to lower themselves down from trees.
—Sabrina Clay, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
To hang out at a typical ski resort’s kiddie area is to see dozens of parents finding creative ways to schlep skis, boots, water bottles, helmets, and yes, the occasional rag doll-like toddler, across the snow.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
The alternate helmets can be worn just three times during the season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
Because of similarities to motifs found on helmets in eastern Sweden, archaeologists long assumed the Sutton Hoo helmet originated there, too.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Teams will have more flexibility with their alternate helmets, too.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Helmets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmets. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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