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having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude several high-hat society types arrived after we did, but they got seated first

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high-hat

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verb

high hat

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noun

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Recent Examples of high-hat
Adjective
For the opening scene, in which a couple makes out in a car, singer Stuart A. Staples croons the title track, with some café jazz accompaniment: Bass, piano, and lightly tapped high-hat. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024 The bass, high-hat, guitar, and vocals all remain distinct in this busy mix and benefit from strong detail when the track fully kicks in. PCMAG, 10 July 2024 As the drummer counted in on his high-hat my mind went blank: not just on how to play the song, but how to play guitar, how to stay standing, how to blink, breathe, and stay conscious. Chris Fleming, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2023
Noun
Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022 It’s one of those ABBA songs that fools you with its mirror ball synths, a classic disco rhythm on the high hat and lush harmonizing. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021 Indeed, at Thursday’s show in Charlotte, Jordan integrated Watts’ signature swing – and his unusual way of playing by not hitting the high hat and snare simultaneously – with his own muscular approach. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021 Deja stifled a yawn and cranked up her music; the warring bass and high hat thrummed in her chest and kept her mostly awake. Brittany N. Williams, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2020 The song -- a frenetic trap banger built from buzzy synths and high hat -- debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 on March 2, 2013, the same week Billboard started factoring YouTube streaming data into the chart's methodology. Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2019 Here comes one now, rattling catastrophically, like Max Roach whaling on the high hat. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019 The disco-pop track is about as close as Mitski has come to mainstream radio fare, with its bubbly beat, toe-tap-ready high hat and her sweet croon recalling another era. Raisa Bruner, Time, 29 June 2018 The bouncy instrumental, produced by Kato on the Track, features Wright showcasing a more staccato flow over a high hats and quick synths. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 6 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-hat
Adjective
  • Their attire and posture radiated an iconic, aristocratic style, exemplified by Vance's wife, who stood elegantly in her rose-pitch dress coat.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Despite the name, Palace hotels aren’t always centuries-old aristocratic mansions, and many feel thoroughly modern.
    Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Inside Llewyn Davis star plays Victor Frankenstein, the arrogant scientist who successfully creates life out of an assemblage of deceased body parts.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • An arrogant advertiser at the peak of success is forced to promote a tycoon as a presidential candidate, while a mysterious stalker threatens to destroy his agency and his reputation.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Unlike drunkenness and hygiene issues — such as clipping fingernails and taking off shoes — which are widely disdained by fellow passengers, opinions on seat reclining mainly fall into two camps: those who say don’t do it, and others who argue the recline button exists for a reason.
    Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As a student at The John Carroll School, Paula Etting disdained public office.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2024
Verb
  • The top lighting and the white palette follow through to isolate the actors, visually.
    Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Egypt has already rejected money from Gulf States to help solve the Gaza refugee crisis and to isolate Hamas.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Guadalupe River Park Conservancy Executive Director Jason Su, Garden City Construction CEO Jim Salata and even Commonwealth Club of California CEO Gloria Duffy donned hard hats and took their shots.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Shep says that Craig isn’t in the warehouse with a hard hat on and that his business partner, Jerry, does all the work.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Although there is a healthy amount of debate, many hockey experts regard CHL leagues as superior to the USHL for attracting NHL prospects.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • But the Baker & Hostetler letter claims that the Paramount board eliminated an option to consider superior bids from its sale process.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Trump said Tuesday evening that Putin disrespected Biden and wouldn't be permitted to treat him that way.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
  • In both instances, a lack of transparency left guests feeling disrespected.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Yip says features and design elements, everything like a pocket placement to how a jacket may work with gloves—or even how smooth or stiff the zipper sliding action is—is all under consideration when designing.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The dialogue was ham-handed, the performances stiff, the villain lame, the story stupid.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 July 2024

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“High-hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-hat. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

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