derby

noun

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as in bowler

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Recent Examples of derby Alas, the Bolts expired in the first round of the playoff derby each year, an empty-feeling stretch following a memorable run to three straight final rounds and a pair of Cups. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The Vernon Hills Police Department presented the June 27 derby. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Finally, at the 2023 trading deadline, there again was open bidding by the Heat when Brooklyn made Durant available, with the Suns instead winning that derby. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026 Likewise, the main director whom the Minions befriend, Max (Christoph Waltz), has a European accent, a derby-tip to the industry’s immigrant roots. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for derby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derby
  1. bowler
  2. baseball cap
  3. bonnet
  4. helmet
  5. sombrero
  6. fedora
  7. boater
  8. cowboy hat
Noun
  • Grace Jones swept in looking dramatically stylish in a black tuxedo jacket with power shoulders and a black bowler-style hat.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
  • Sri Lanka felt the absence of their most experienced fast bowler Lahiru Kumara, who injured a hamstring after bowling just one over on Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Definition of bowler
Noun
  • There are flag sweaters and skate sneakers and prairie skirts; there are Cheyanne moccasins and Mennonite bonnets and the not-quite-holy Yankees baseball cap.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • There was a phone book, camera film canisters, metal pins, the tattered remains of a baseball cap and an orange t-shirt with the outline of a giant thumbs up.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of baseball cap
Noun
  • The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026
Definition of bonnet
Noun
  • Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • The new looks provides up to 12 combinations for game day gear — with gold or white tops, and options for gold, white or black pants, along with gold or white helmets.
    — AJC Sports, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of helmet
Noun
  • Sombrero flick The sombrero flick means different things to different people.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • Quiroz recently began wearing a sombrero.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Definition of sombrero
Noun
  • For example, the tourist melting in the heat wearing a fedora procured at a cheap souvenir shop near the train station is a dead giveaway of someone not from the area.
    — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • In 1930s New York City, private detective Ben Reilly (Cage) hung up his heroic mask and fedora as the legendary Spider five years ago.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 May 2026
Definition of fedora
Noun
  • Both Levine Cava and Fernandez hope efforts of the task force could push the Legislature to mandate more boater education requirements.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • And in this legal climate, where the wealthy can maintain their grip on the beds of our common waters, what’s an ordinary boater or fly chucker to do?
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
Definition of boater
Noun
  • Rosa Castro, 40, stood outside of her new home in Sunrise on Saturday in a cowboy hat with her husband and her two children.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • The company was paid to produce dozens of videos for DHS while McLaughlin worked there, including an ad of former secretary Kristi Noem in a cowboy hat atop a horse in front of Mount Rushmore.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of cowboy hat

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