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Recent Examples of top hat
Kelce — dressed in a full tuxedo and a top hat — carried Swift in his arms.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
While Kelce made a guest appearance on stage during her Eras Tour (wearing a tuxedo and a top hat no less!), Swift has shown up to Chiefs games time and time again sporting the team's signature red.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
In a portrait that is emblematic of her art, Gottfried photographed a circus entertainer dressed in a top hat and white tie, accompanied by his two canine partners, also formally attired, the large Doberman pinscher in a white tie and a turban, the miniature pinscher with a frilly collar.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Even worse, the tour in support of the album featured giant inflatable rabbits emerging from top hats.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
While Kelce made a guest appearance on stage during her Eras Tour (wearing a tuxedo and a top hat no less!), Swift has shown up to Chiefs games time and time again sporting the team's signature red.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
In a portrait that is emblematic of her art, Gottfried photographed a circus entertainer dressed in a top hat and white tie, accompanied by his two canine partners, also formally attired, the large Doberman pinscher in a white tie and a turban, the miniature pinscher with a frilly collar.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Even worse, the tour in support of the album featured giant inflatable rabbits emerging from top hats.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top hat
Noun
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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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Meanwhile, wearing baseball caps backward is considered a rude violation of etiquette, and going barefoot is not allowed.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The baseball cap is lined with the Denver city flag and the light blue cap includes the mountains/soaring baseball logo.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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Friends sent me stocking caps, soft blankets, fingerless gloves and slip-on shoes.—
Amy Bizzarri,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Donning stocking caps and bundled up in winter coats against an April chill, hundreds of protesters held picket signs along the sidewalks of Emmanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and Main Street.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
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One of the suspects was wearing a neon yellow construction worker jacket and white hard hat at the time, police said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to police, some have dressed as AT&T employees, wearing things like yellow safety vests and hard hats.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Feb. 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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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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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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His cowboy hat, cream jacket with fringe and matching boots were fitting, given the location of South by Southwest and the fact that the filmmaker had triumphed in a metaphorical gunslinging duel with his fears about making a follow-up to the 2018 original.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
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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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20hat. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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