sunbonnet

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Recent Examples of sunbonnet There were crinoline explosions and Panama teardrops, tiny little fascinators and huge brimmed sunbonnets. Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 30 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbonnet
Noun
  • If daily washing isn’t possible, consider using a bonnet and changing pillowcases frequently.
    Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In the clip, the pair execute the moves to the song’s post-chorus, before a bonnet-wearing Colbert pretends to choke on something, causing Gaga to erupt in laughter.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There has been very few hats which are as perfect as his small beaded caps and berets in his Haute Couture collections.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa greeted attendees in his signature red Guardian Angels beret.
    Robert Birsel Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Look under the hood for leaves or debris in suspicious places.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The lens ships with front and rear caps, a reversible hood with a push-button release for its bayonet lock, and a soft carrying pouch.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Many of the protesters had covered their faces and wore long sleeves; one wore a sombrero.
    Emily Witt, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
  • People started droping off costume accessories and dress-up requests — a sombrero for Cinco De Mayo, for example.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • These possibilities—what to place inside a glass cloche and where to use them—are copious, perhaps lending even more reasons to love this reborn trend.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Accessories like cloche hats, brooches, stoles and bold jewelry are also spotlighted in the photos.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • The Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name.
    Fox News, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2015
Noun
  • Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • According to the news release, the driver of the motorcycle, who has not been identified, was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
  • After three different designs, all created by Villareal, the brand committee landed on the helmet that will be worn against App State.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Sunbonnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbonnet. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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