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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 berets
So grab your bags, your berets, and maybe your best selfie face?
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2025
Midwestern marketing executive Emily, on the other hand, is eager to dress and brand-agnostic, with her rainbow suite of berets, arpeggiating hemlines, and clashing prints as neutrals.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Pinochet himself was protected by the boinas negras, the black berets, an elite military group.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Skip clichéd berets and 1950s-style pleated skirts, and instead, go for something sleek and sexy like this silk maxi skirt at Quince.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
There has been very few hats which are as perfect as his small beaded caps and berets in his Haute Couture collections.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Daryl Dixon made a huge move across the border for season 3 of The Walking Dead spinoff series, as the cast and crew took off their berets and put down their baguettes, leaving France for a trip to neighboring country Spain.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for berets
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Several armed law enforcement officials wore helmets and masks and stood outside while holding batons, CNN affiliate KEYE reported.—
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Some people were seen breaking or spray painting windows and state law enforcement officers wearing helmets and holding batons ordered the remaining group of fewer than 100 people to leave late Friday.—
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For example, designers anticipate prioritizing vent hoods that powerfully (and quietly) filter smoke, steam, and odor, and dishwashers that provide a quiet, not just effective, clean.—
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The amusement park–goers crowded into a narrow boat in Great America, 1994, emerge from a tunnel of love chased by ghosts evoking Klan hoods.—
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Make sure your family is prepared for time outdoors with waterproof gloves, winter coats, warm hats, scarves, sturdy boots, and insulating base layers.—
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To bounce back, city leaders seem to be hanging their hats on a massive increase in downtown residents.—
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“Berets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berets. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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