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also képi
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Recent Examples of kepi
De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
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Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2022
Top fashion points go to the German racewalkers, who appeared to be paying homage to the famous white kepi of the French Foreign Legion.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021
Gendarmes walk the streets wearing kepi hats; the supermarkets sell vacherin and fond de veau.
—Kate Holstein, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2022
Top fashion points go to the German racewalkers, who appeared to be paying homage to the famous white kepi of the French Foreign Legion.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021
Gendarmes walk the streets wearing kepi hats; the supermarkets sell vacherin and fond de veau.
—Kate Holstein, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kepi
Noun
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Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
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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
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Fat-tire bikes are recommended, as well as helmets.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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He was also reportedly restrained, and given a spit hood—which prevents a person from being able to spit—as well as a helmet and leg wraps.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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To channel either Elphaba or Glinda, pick between sultry dark green or sweet light pink beanies, berets, wide-brim hats, and headbands.Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Mindy should know exactly how to dress, but her mismatched whites are bugging me, and her pearl beret feels … off.Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
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But the same bees do buzz around her bonnet, over and over.Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Police say she was last seen wearing a hospital gown, a pink bonnet, orange jogging pants and rainbow Crocs sandals.Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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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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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 turban is 100% mulberry silk and works wonders on any hair type or texture.Sarah Han, Allure, 23 Sep. 2024
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Configuration Options: Build Your Perfect iMac The only crucial changes to the iMac from previous models are under the hood, with a new M4 processor available in two versions, one with eight CPU and eight GPU cores, and one with 10 of each.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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But there are some concerns with Fitzgerald under the hood, namely in his strikeout rate (31.7%) and below-average exit velocity (22nd percentile).Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
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At center is a war veteran, whose low-slung homburg casts a shadow over his heavy eyes: a dark band that contrasts with the white gauze wrapping his absent nose.Jason Farago, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Kepi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kepi. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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