as in turban
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of fez
Still, Smith takes our mid-position, for his fez, bow-tie, and an impressive three-year tenure.
5.
—
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 May 2025
There’s a passenger with a bright-green buzz cut (in sharp contrast with that same orange), one with a platinum wig, a baby-blue turban, a sparkly hijab, a graduation cap, a fez, very big headphones.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Read in English Post Buy Copies Nos últimos anos, a IA fez avanços significativos ao imitar a empatia humana.
—Jacqueline Carter, Harvard Business Review, 18 Feb. 2025
Don’t miss the cemetery, either, where the carvings atop each tombstone indicate that person’s station in life (a fez headdress was reserved for government officials, a turban for someone of the religious order, an anchor for a seaman, and so on).
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2018
See All Example Sentences for fez
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 May 2025
There’s a passenger with a bright-green buzz cut (in sharp contrast with that same orange), one with a platinum wig, a baby-blue turban, a sparkly hijab, a graduation cap, a fez, very big headphones.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Read in English Post Buy Copies Nos últimos anos, a IA fez avanços significativos ao imitar a empatia humana.
—Jacqueline Carter, Harvard Business Review, 18 Feb. 2025
Don’t miss the cemetery, either, where the carvings atop each tombstone indicate that person’s station in life (a fez headdress was reserved for government officials, a turban for someone of the religious order, an anchor for a seaman, and so on).
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2018
See All Example Sentences for fez
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fez
Noun
-
Hoja calmly takes off his turban and places it on the villager’s head.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
-
In a brief video that circulated over the holidays among officers of the BART police force, the department’s chief pins a badge on a beaming young officer wearing the turban of his Sikh faith.—
Susie Neilson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
That blogger with a beret, Emily Cooper has flown the coop!—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
-
In the first photo, the teen showed herself after being initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha, wearing a green beret, black jacket, white and a pink bag on her shoulder.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
With an Opening Day golden sombrero and an 0-for-7 start to the season, there was plenty of reason to be worried about Aaron Judge.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
-
That’s what lawmakers grappled with Monday when a local conservative provocateur came to testify on an immigration bill wearing brownface and a sombrero and speaking Spanish.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Menu references to ancient reptiles — plus the brand’s silly mascot, a dinosaur in a toque — make fast food feel more like fun food.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2026
-
Among those who have worn the top toque in this kitchen and gone on to build other award-winning Bay Area restaurants are Christopher Kostow, Josh Skenes, Bruno Chemel, Scott Nishiyama and Jarad Gallagher.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
He's shown wearing a black skullcap, black facemask on his chin, red sweatshirt and red sweatpants, and sneakers.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
-
Officials concluded Harvard did not adequately address concerns raised about antisemitism that drove some students to conceal their religious skullcaps and avoid classes.—
Moriah Balingit,
Fortune,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Corbin Bleu wows in an all-black outfit with a fedora for the Olivier Awards in London.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
-
Beaulieu was arrested while wearing a black suit and tie, a black fedora and black sunglasses.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
The man in the statue wears a kufi, a round, brimless cap common in the region.—
Kayla Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Nov. 2025
-
Other traditions were also represented: The opening processional included religious officials wearing a yarmulke (Judaism), a kufi (Islam) and a long black robe (Eastern Orthodox Christianity).—
Blake Nelson,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
Noun
-
At the time of the stabbing, she was dressed in a black sweatsuit and was wearing a multi-colored bonnet, similar to a shower cap, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
-
Three kids in Fordyce posed their bike and the lady in the bonnet posed in Harrison.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fez.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fez. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
