as in caps
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat
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Recent Examples of hats
Pick up last-minute gifts including a wide range of t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, wine tumblers, coffee mugs, umbrellas, sunglasses and more.
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Inside the arena, a group of young women associated with TPUSA were handing out free hats and mini American flags.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
On average, our store sells more hats than many of the other Boot Barns.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
It will be attended by roughly 150,000 fans, kings and commoners, wearing hats and drinking mint juleps.
—NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Women’s hats in the early 1900s were festooned with plumage from wading birds, many of which were killed in Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Even the New York State Police had been called down to join, and were standing around in their purple ties and Dudley Do-Right hats.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
The rooms The master bedroom has a fourth wall of glass that slides open to bring the outside in, the bathrooms feature immense basalt bathtubs, which one suspects are more for ornament than use, and outdoor rain showers boast Aqua di Parma amenities, yoga mats, and glamorous beach bags and hats.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office The merchandise seized appeared to include hats, sunglasses, blankets and more.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Inside the arena, a group of young women associated with TPUSA were handing out free hats and mini American flags.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
On average, our store sells more hats than many of the other Boot Barns.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
It will be attended by roughly 150,000 fans, kings and commoners, wearing hats and drinking mint juleps.
—NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Women’s hats in the early 1900s were festooned with plumage from wading birds, many of which were killed in Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Even the New York State Police had been called down to join, and were standing around in their purple ties and Dudley Do-Right hats.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
The rooms The master bedroom has a fourth wall of glass that slides open to bring the outside in, the bathrooms feature immense basalt bathtubs, which one suspects are more for ornament than use, and outdoor rain showers boast Aqua di Parma amenities, yoga mats, and glamorous beach bags and hats.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office The merchandise seized appeared to include hats, sunglasses, blankets and more.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hats
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South Korea, a global leader in base oil production and a major exporter of Group III base oils, recently introduced mandatory export caps on refined petroleum products, seeking to shore up domestic base oils supply amid the crisis.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Guests will receive a New Era hat for the corresponding team and can customize their caps on-site.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Senato started rewarding players for key plays, like two-out RBIs, with stickers on their helmets, which serves as motivation.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Look out for accessories like lace gloves (up 95 percent), body chain jewelry (up 240 percent), red wedding veils (up 255 percent), Juliet caps (up 245 percent), and pearl headdresses (up 225 percent)—you’re about to see them everywhere.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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For guests, the most popular props were headdresses—or sunglasses, for Gloria Vanderbilt.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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In Chan’s earlier Breathers, the figures were often purely black or white, and many of them wore hoods.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Wielding an axe, the 26-year-old Englewood resident damaged the hoods and windows of a dozen cars parked in the lot, causing more than $75,000 in damage, prosecutors said.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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While the women of the British royal family, including Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton, are known to break out their tiaras for state banquets, the royal headpieces don't always make an appearance at such events.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Combining ease of use with the ability to fit the sensors in beanies, caps, and other wearable headpieces could make Sabi an exciting opportunity for those with speech impairments.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Hats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hats. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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