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a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmets
Organizers had earlier urged the crowd to remain peaceful as Coast Guard officers in helmets stood watch near the gate.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Organizers urged protesters to remain peaceful, as a line of Coast Guard officers in helmets watched from just outside the entrance.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The crew will also be able to experience a 360-degree view of their surroundings using the helmets.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Bikes and helmets can be added to this small bike rack.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Its magnetic quick-release mount is fully compatible with Osmo Action accessories, allowing easy attachment to helmets, bikes, or backpacks.
—New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
The helmets are too distracting from the jersey.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Legend has it, doughnuts were even fried in soldiers’ helmets.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
To mark this new chapter, the team’s drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will debut their racing helmets with a Meta AI logo on the top at the Austin racetrack.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Organizers urged protesters to remain peaceful, as a line of Coast Guard officers in helmets watched from just outside the entrance.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The crew will also be able to experience a 360-degree view of their surroundings using the helmets.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Bikes and helmets can be added to this small bike rack.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Its magnetic quick-release mount is fully compatible with Osmo Action accessories, allowing easy attachment to helmets, bikes, or backpacks.
—New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
The helmets are too distracting from the jersey.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Legend has it, doughnuts were even fried in soldiers’ helmets.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
To mark this new chapter, the team’s drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will debut their racing helmets with a Meta AI logo on the top at the Austin racetrack.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmets
Noun
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Their hoods are covered with special plugs where 2,200 corals grown at the Miami Native Coral Lab in Allapattah will be screwed in.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some hoods have indicator lights to signal when filters need to be changed.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
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Known for a film repertoire that roamed from The Godfather (1972) and Manhattan (1979) to Baby Boom (1987), Keaton also cut a sartorial dash in fashion, with her penchant for bowler hats, bow ties and berets.—
Ellen Burney,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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Pinochet himself was protected by the boinas negras, the black berets, an elite military group.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Writer-director Benny Safdie helms this A24 drama that’s sure to be on Oscar voters’ radars.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The 63-year-old chef helms the kitchen at Vila Joya—the restaurant of a gracious boutique hotel in Portugal that shares its name—which earned one Michelin star in 1995 and a second in 1999.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Helmets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmets. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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