as in hats
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
in some states a helmet is required headgear for motorcycle riders
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Noun
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Pick up last-minute gifts including a wide range of t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, wine tumblers, coffee mugs, umbrellas, sunglasses and more.—
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
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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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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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“Headgears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headgears. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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