Thesaurus results for HATS

hats

noun

plural of hat

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 Ditto for the Chiefs hats being sold on the NFL Pro Shop website. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Several kinds of clothing, including t-shirts, trousers, sweaters, overcoats, windbreakers, men’s suits and blazers, and accessories, including belts, jewelry, hats, wigs, false beards and eyebrows are included. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Her hats start at around 50 euros, with elaborate designs costing more than 100 euros. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Surrounding it in the stands, fans folded into one another, arms threading over shoulders while a few hands tipped hats in the air. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 On a recent August day, workers in neon green shirts and yellow construction hats installed one mimicking mangroves at a waterfront church in Fort Lauderdale, north of Miami. — Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The teaser and a batch of photos don’t offer many specifics, but several people wearing heavy coats, hats and scarves suggest a fall or winter setting, which would put the new season’s timeline several months after season two. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 The apparel can be from any school, middle school through college, and can include t-shirts, sweatshirts, jerseys and hats, among other apparel. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 In the prelapsarian days of 2015, when our would-be dictator was mostly a punch line, hipsters in Williamsburg started wearing MAGA hats as a joke. — Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
Rate caps The interest rate on an ARM won't increase indefinitely; there are restrictions on ARM rates and adjustments.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of caps

Noun

In addition to the gift cards, part of the program is providing free helmets.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
As the war raged on, this makeshift countermeasure was replaced by more sanitary and effective innovations, including gauze pads soaked in hyposulfite solution, flannel hoods, tube helmets, and box respirators.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of helmets

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There was so much color, all these beautiful headdresses, and the male dancers were stomping their legs to mimic the drums.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
He was surrounded by Iranian flags, Egyptian fans donning King Tutankhamun headdresses and people who had made entire outfits out of their nation’s colors — all mixed among Pride flags.

— Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of headdresses

Noun

Chainlink necklaces, lace headpieces and even fringe bangs become a form of armor.

— Elisa Wouk Almino Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
For royal outings, she’s continued to pick midi-length dresses paired with elaborate headpieces and enviable suits as her uniform.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of headpieces

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