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Recent Examples of top hat
While Kelce made a guest appearance on stage during her Eras Tour (wearing a tuxedo and a top hat no less!), Swift has shown up to Chiefs games time and time again sporting the team's signature red.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
In a portrait that is emblematic of her art, Gottfried photographed a circus entertainer dressed in a top hat and white tie, accompanied by his two canine partners, also formally attired, the large Doberman pinscher in a white tie and a turban, the miniature pinscher with a frilly collar.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Even worse, the tour in support of the album featured giant inflatable rabbits emerging from top hats.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2025
This year marks the 139th time the event has occurred, according to the Pennsylvania Tourism Office,
The men in top hats surrounding Phil during the ceremony are members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
In a portrait that is emblematic of her art, Gottfried photographed a circus entertainer dressed in a top hat and white tie, accompanied by his two canine partners, also formally attired, the large Doberman pinscher in a white tie and a turban, the miniature pinscher with a frilly collar.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Even worse, the tour in support of the album featured giant inflatable rabbits emerging from top hats.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2025
This year marks the 139th time the event has occurred, according to the Pennsylvania Tourism Office,
The men in top hats surrounding Phil during the ceremony are members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top hat
Noun
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Clockwise from top: A 1957 Balenciaga hat, Deirdre Hawken’s Cauliflower Headpiece from 2013, a layered silk hat from the 1940s, and a 1942 Germaine Vittu hat.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2024
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Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Vulture,
14 May 2021
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Hidden under a baseball cap and a pair of dark aviator sunglasses, Ben Navarro leans forward in his seat in the stands at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena, fixated on the blue acrylic tennis court below.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Carey wore a sequin jacket and her natural curls while .Paak stepped out in a flannel jacket, graphic T-shirt and baseball cap worn backwards.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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But later, investigators were able to use genetic evidence from a stocking cap found near Schlais’ body to arrest Miller more than 50 years later.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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First-off, there might not be a Casey’s or Kwik Trip between the Twin Cities and New Ulm that carries a blaze orange stocking cap.—
Tribune News Service,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2024
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The sidewalks filled with workers in neon green shirts, along with others in hard hats and blue and green uniform shirts.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Kristopher Boger stepped in and swung his hard hat at the USFS engineer, hitting him in his head and face, prosecutors said.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.—
Adam Shell,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2022
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One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.—
Elizabeth Djinis,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2024
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Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.—
William Finnegan,
The New Yorker,
15 May 2021
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People are most likely to forget gloves on Mondays, jackets on Tuesdays and cowboy hats on Saturdays.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the dining room, a wicker hanging light inspired by cowboy hats by Hannelore Maet hangs above a table by Eric Vandenhulle the face chairs are vintage.—
Michael James Gardner,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2025
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This regulatory void raises concerns about exclusions for pre-existing conditions, potential service caps, and the absence of comprehensive coverage for preventive care.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.—
Ostap Kin,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Mar. 2022
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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20hat. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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