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Recent Examples of shako
Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
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
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shako
Noun
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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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The group became widely known for the striking image its members cultivated: black leather jackets, berets, and openly carried loaded rifles.—
Mickell Carter / Made by History,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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Canada is known instead around the world for its peacekeeping missions, with our men and women wearing iconic blue berets.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.—
Alexander Sammon,
Harper's Magazine,
25 June 2022
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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
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Orange, yellow, and black turbans dot the crowded lot, as Sikh volunteers dish out hot chickpea curry and basmati rice and cups of steaming chai.—
Sophie Hills,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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Separately, Max Mara revealed silken silhouettes such as turbans and gorgeous button-ups with matching trousers.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
8 Jan. 2025
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Unlike some hairsprays that shellac your hair into place and risk flaking, this one keeps things soft, touchable, and free of helmet hair.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2025
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Local kids grow up striving to play football under the Friday lights, but most won’t be wearing helmets.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His take, the curry shrimp burger, brings the bold aromas of herbs and Scotch bonnet peppers to a shrimp patty served on a warm brioche bun and topped with a mango pickled slaw, arugula, and a signature curry mango aioli.—
Jessica Fields,
Essence,
21 Feb. 2025
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The clever folks at the Almanac have also looked forward to Easter to help people figure out whether their Easter bonnet should actually be a rain hat.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2025
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At least that’s what the horse wearing a fez just told me* in a dream.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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At least that's what the horse wearing a fez just told me* in a dream.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Big blue sombrero Monday, November 25, 2024: The James Webb Space Telescope's brand-new image of the Sombrero Galaxy casts this city of stars in a new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise — and reveals clumps of dust in a mottled outer ring.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
1 Jan. 2025
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By the 1990s, the chain boasted over 200 locations, serving up chimichangas and celebratory sombreros to families across parts of America.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Shako.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shako. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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