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 Percussion is at the forefront of the mix, with microscopic pinpricks in lieu of hi-hats and lots of keylike metallic jangling run through sheets of echo. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026 The hats ensured that everyone at a Hollywood event knew when Hedda Hopper had arrived. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026 Fans can buy $30 t-shirts, $27 baseball hats, and an $8 set of bumper stickers to advertise their support for the attorney general and the makeshift facility he’s credited with coming up with the idea for. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 Inside, rows of fedora hats, lowrider bike accessories and ’90s retro clothing sat untouched. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Aside from paper and plastic debris, the Yellowstone Geology Program retrieved roughly 10,700 rocks and sticks, more than 360 hats and plenty of camera lens caps, hair ties and pacifiers, National Geographic reported. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 On every floor, display cabinets overflow with magic wands, sparkly hats, silk scarves, handcuffs, dice, Rubik's Cubes, toys, photographs and dozens of trophies earned by students in competitions all over the world. — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026 The coaches on both sidelines wore Orange County Fire Authority hats as a token of gratitude. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Coach’s coffee shop offers a variety of merchandise like tote bags, bag charms, hats, pins, drinkware and more that range from $15 to $175. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hats
  1. caps
  2. helmets
  3. headdresses
  4. headpieces
Noun
  • The caps, which took effect in July, limit graduate students to $20,500 a year and professional students to $50,000 a year.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Jessica Dickler,Sarah Agostino,Greg Iacurci,Lorie Konish,Annie Nova,Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said the speed caps were lifted on Saturday, and the service was restored.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of caps
Noun
  • The home team is rocking black jerseys, with the OG logo on their helmets.
    — Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Officers determined that both the driver and passenger were wearing five-point safety harnesses at the time of the rollover crash, but were not wearing helmets, according to Fox 9.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of helmets
Noun
  • By the Renaissance, black mourning garments, veils, and headdresses distinguished grieving European aristocrats.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of headdresses
Noun
  • Both dresses paired with ornate beaded headpieces, which are having something of a moment with stars lately.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Now, a group of British lawmakers has called on the government to end the use of real bearskins in the ceremonial headpieces worn by the King’s Guard.
    — James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of headpieces

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“Hats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hats. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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