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Recent Examples of stocking cap
Prisoners were given numbers instead of names, had a chain attached to one leg, and were dressed in smocks and stocking caps.
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
Then there are some non-edible, but very practical items: his iPad, for example, as well as his trusty stocking cap.
—Vogue, 30 July 2024
The younger one, who wears a bright red stocking cap, whacks the bear of a guy across his face, sending him careening to the side.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
The clues were in the photo George posted to social media announcing the birth: The newborn’s eyes are closed, a stocking cap drooped over one ear, his left hand atop a basketball placed in his lap.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
Then there are some non-edible, but very practical items: his iPad, for example, as well as his trusty stocking cap.
—Vogue, 30 July 2024
The younger one, who wears a bright red stocking cap, whacks the bear of a guy across his face, sending him careening to the side.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
The clues were in the photo George posted to social media announcing the birth: The newborn’s eyes are closed, a stocking cap drooped over one ear, his left hand atop a basketball placed in his lap.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocking cap
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The Foo Fighters frontman also kept his outfit casual, donning sneakers, a baseball cap, and a duffle bag on his shoulder.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Medina is wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Smithsonian, the vast complex of museums that millions of Americans visit every year to see Lincoln’s top hat, the Spirit of St. Louis, Harriet Tubman’s shawl, a moon rock, and Dorothy’s ruby slippers, is at the center of the executive order’s indignation.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Royal Enclosure requires all women to wear hats and, in most cases, skirts or dresses to the knee, while men must wear top hats and morning suits.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Clockwise from top: A 1957 Balenciaga hat, Deirdre Hawken’s Cauliflower Headpiece from 2013, a layered silk hat from the 1940s, and a 1942 Germaine Vittu hat.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2024
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Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Vulture,
14 May 2021
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In the eight-picture carousel, the couple poses next to a pick-up truck, with Decker wearing a white dress and black cowboy hat and Wyatt wearing a denim outfit and white shirt.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Add on a denim cowboy hat and a pair of denim cowboy boots to seal the deal.—
Esther Newman,
refinery29.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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This regulatory void raises concerns about exclusions for pre-existing conditions, potential service caps, and the absence of comprehensive coverage for preventive care.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.—
Ostap Kin,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Mar. 2022
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One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.—
Elizabeth Djinis,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2024
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Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.—
William Finnegan,
The New Yorker,
15 May 2021
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There’s no ambiguity, no pretense, just a lunch pail and a hard hat.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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No one puts on the hard hat like the trio of Freeland, Marquez and Senzatela.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2025
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Carter Beauford, perhaps the most unheralded drummer in music, busied himself with syncopated patterns and dizzying high hat on the song.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
20 Oct. 2024
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Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.—
Adam Shell,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Stocking cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocking%20cap. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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