as in tricorn
a round garment worn on the head with a tight band and a top that is flat, soft, and loose
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Recent Examples of beret
Most of the intruders sported the berets that then marked radical activists.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Meanwhile, Wonder wore a cape with a long train alongside a matching jacket, black trousers, his signature shades and a black beret, plus jewelry by De Beers and David Yurman.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 6 May 2025
According to the Army Times, headwear used by soldiers in France inspired the berets used today, with the color being influenced by British Commandos during World War II.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
An older woman, wearing pajamas and a tan beret, answered the door, then fetched the landlord and his wife.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Meanwhile, Wonder wore a cape with a long train alongside a matching jacket, black trousers, his signature shades and a black beret, plus jewelry by De Beers and David Yurman.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 6 May 2025
According to the Army Times, headwear used by soldiers in France inspired the berets used today, with the color being influenced by British Commandos during World War II.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
An older woman, wearing pajamas and a tan beret, answered the door, then fetched the landlord and his wife.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beret
Noun
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In the new production of Sunset, everyone is dressed in black and white, including Scherzinger, who wears a black slip dress instead of Norma’s trademark turban.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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There’s a passenger with a bright-green buzz cut (in sharp contrast with that same orange), one with a platinum wig, a baby-blue turban, a sparkly hijab, a graduation cap, a fez, very big headphones.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
Noun
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While Justin Bieber had sat in private boxes at Leafs games before, his ostentatious look — a large white toque, thick orange jacket and sunglasses — was hard to miss.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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She’s outfitted in chef’s whites with her name and a spray of delicate flowers embroidered on her toque.—
Kendra Nordin Beato,
Christian Science Monitor,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cage stylishly embodies the synthesis of the two modes in the shot by donning the instantly recognizable spidey suit under the classic uniform of a noir protagonist: a trench coat and fedora tipped low.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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Under an oversized, creamy fedora is a extra-long, low bubble ponytail, each section bursting with gorgeous, curly texture.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
5 May 2025
Noun
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At the Fiesta Plaza neighborhood, the world's largest sombrero will adorn the Tipsy Sombrero Bar.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Unfortunately, Miguel’s sombrero casts a shadow on his face.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
13 May 2025
Noun
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At Sandals’ Jerk Shacks, chefs stay true to that tradition by marinating chicken, pork, and fish in a fiery mix of Scotch bonnet peppers, thyme, and allspice, then grilling it over pimento wood.—
Sandals Resorts,
AFAR Media,
2 June 2025
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If anything, the look is straight out of Strawberry Shortcake’s pink and red pillowy bonnet from the 1980s, when Muriel Fahrion first created the look for American Greetings.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
29 May 2025
Noun
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There’s a passenger with a bright-green buzz cut (in sharp contrast with that same orange), one with a platinum wig, a baby-blue turban, a sparkly hijab, a graduation cap, a fez, very big headphones.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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Read in English Post Buy Copies Nos últimos anos, a IA fez avanços significativos ao imitar a empatia humana.—
Jacqueline Carter,
Harvard Business Review,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many delegations treat the convention like senior week and wear matching outfits—Hawaii’s were obviously the best, but the Wisconsin delegates had their traditional postmodern tricornes shaped like cheese.—
Yiyun Li,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
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Johnson made this conversation explicit by name-checking or picturing Evans, Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals, and Richard Avedon—the latter pops up here in a picture on a book cover, which Johnson has topped with a pirate’s tricorne hat.—
Vince Aletti,
The New Yorker,
22 July 2022
Noun
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The driver of the No. 60 SiriusXM Honda signed an agreement on March 28 to adorn the school’s logo on his helmet and driver suit for the entire 16-race IndyCar season.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
23 May 2025
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The next moment, the boys are wearing boxing gloves and sparring helmets.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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“Beret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beret. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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