turban

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Recent Examples of turban Separately, Max Mara revealed silken silhouettes such as turbans and gorgeous button-ups with matching trousers. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025 Then armed men in black turbans, as if to justify their fear, opened fire into the crowd. Jazzmin Jiwa, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025 Young people copied her contemporary African fashion sense, wearing a turban with a formal suit or painting tribal dots on her face as part of her makeup. Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Her signature style is unusually androgynous for India: a man’s Nehru-style jacket and tunic, with a multicolored turban wrapped around her head. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for turban
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turban
Noun
  • Cinching the headrest cover around my entire head and wearing it underneath wool hats and berets.
    Dana Oliver, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The Grammy winner stepped out in a black minidress with leopard-print collar and a matching beret.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Women began appearing at anti-Trump protests wearing costumes inspired by the show—the handmaids’ long red cloaks and snow-white broad-brimmed bonnets serving as symbols of their political discontent.
    Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Top luxury items include Supreme headbands, Balmain navy blue blazer with gold buttons, gold Rolex, Diesel cap with big metal logo, Air Jordan 1s, black Gucci belt, black Dior shawl, Prada scrunchie, Burberry throw blanket, Alexander Wang heels, green Ganni bonnet and Dior slides.
    Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • At least that’s what the horse wearing a fez just told me* in a dream.
    Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
  • At least that's what the horse wearing a fez just told me* in a dream.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Mexican hat: long, leafless stock with dropping red or yellow petals, resembling a sombrero.
    David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
  • But the popular image of a mariachi ensemble as an ensemble dressed in black with big sombrero charros persists.
    Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The driver, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene, said Sgt.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Security footage from the courthouse shows a man wearing a helmet, gas mask, tactical boots and sunglasses walk up to the building as a court officer opens the front door.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Here, visitors can see blue skullcaps, Fendler’s meadow-rues, saniculas, Johnny jump-ups, bush lupines, monkey flowers, globe lilies, California poppies, bird’s eyes, and wallflowers.
    Deb Hopewell, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Plant extracts like cypress leaf and skullcap help control oil production to stave off future congestion, while a blend of clarifying willow bark extract and salicylic acid helps break down dead skin cells within the pore to leave them looking clearer, tighter, and smaller.
    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Foose gave the classic Chrysler a modern suspension, dropped a new Hellcat Hemi engine under the hood, and everything mechanically is brand new.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • All my phases and influences were there too: raver, goth-lite, sporty, hood and hippie.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The look has become synonymous with the girl group and continues to be recreated today, even as a Halloween costume. 02 Queen Latifah in 1990 Queen Latifah embraced her heritage from the beginning of her career, proudly donning a colorful kufi and a matching outfit with statement gold earrings.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Polite conversation soon turns edgy after Akbar explains his kufi was personally given to him by Louis Farrakhan — something that doesn’t sit well with Shelley (her comedic slow-burn anger is one of the things Louis-Dreyfus can play better than most actresses).
    Rene Rodriguez, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023

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“Turban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turban. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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