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a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmets
Senato started rewarding players for key plays, like two-out RBIs, with stickers on their helmets, which serves as motivation.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
The term signifies an unyielding toughness, and decals featuring nails are affixed to batting helmets for players’ positive achievements.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The Marsies who resist arrest are doing so without batons, skull-protecting helmets, and guns containing, technically, nonlethal rounds.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Salopettes and ski helmets make frequent appearances, along with couples in thick, round spectacles who might be architects—and nearby resident Norman Foster, who most certainly is.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
There's no word on its possible availability direct to consumers for installation on their own helmets.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
Motorsports sanctioning bodies and manufacturers continually work to improve safety measures, to better protect competitors, spectators, track personnel and others every time racers strap on their helmets, buckle their safety belts, take to the track and compete.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Looking ahead, Studson is pursuing international expansion, with European certification efforts underway and a strategic partnership aimed at introducing its helmets and accessories to markets across Scandinavia and Western Europe.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
The term signifies an unyielding toughness, and decals featuring nails are affixed to batting helmets for players’ positive achievements.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The Marsies who resist arrest are doing so without batons, skull-protecting helmets, and guns containing, technically, nonlethal rounds.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Salopettes and ski helmets make frequent appearances, along with couples in thick, round spectacles who might be architects—and nearby resident Norman Foster, who most certainly is.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
There's no word on its possible availability direct to consumers for installation on their own helmets.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
Motorsports sanctioning bodies and manufacturers continually work to improve safety measures, to better protect competitors, spectators, track personnel and others every time racers strap on their helmets, buckle their safety belts, take to the track and compete.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Looking ahead, Studson is pursuing international expansion, with European certification efforts underway and a strategic partnership aimed at introducing its helmets and accessories to markets across Scandinavia and Western Europe.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmets
Noun
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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
Noun
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Atletico will transport their fans to 1930s Birmingham with a Garrison Tavern at the stadium — where the Shelby family meet in the show — a barbershop inspired by that period and flatcap-wearing actors distributing newspapers and berets to fans.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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About 30 fans from Wembanyama's home country attended the Spurs' 121-106 win over Detroit, with many wearing black berets and waving French flags while cheering on the 7-foot-4 All-Star center and his teammates.—
Tom Orsborn,
San Antonio Express-News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Charlie Day helms Luigi, Jack Black is Bowser, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Keegan-Michael Key will play Toad.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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Behind the camera, Berman and Pulcini direct the first two episodes, while Francesca Gregorini helms episodes three, six and seven, and Josephine Bornebusch takes on episodes four and five.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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
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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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“Helmets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmets. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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