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Noun
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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
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That blogger with a beret, Emily Cooper has flown the coop!—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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It was pared with a matching fez hat, oversized cuff bangles, and flat black sandles.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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The other, a raggedy, bearded civilian from his country’s military reserve, is less enthused, and often strips off his service greens and his Ottoman-style fez to smoke cigarettes and lounge in the sun.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The exhibit featured photos of Oloyede commanding Florida A&M’s band, along with her uniform jacket and a tall major shako (military-style) hat.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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Three kids in Fordyce posed their bike and the lady in the bonnet posed in Harrison.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson thought otherwise and tapped the top of his helmet to initiate the challenge.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jason lightens up a bit, giving Ben the disco helmet.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Not jerseys or hats — experiences.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Queen posed with former President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle in June 2021, looking ready for tea time in her floral dress and bubblegum pink hat.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Tam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tam. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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