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Recent Examples of ten-gallon hat
Lastly, a tip of the ten-gallon hat to Orville Peck and Shaboozey, two irresistible talents showing us everything country can and should be.
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Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
In a ten-gallon hat, Mack was genial; shaking hands with guests, joking with vendors, and taking selfies with supporters.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
The famously maximalist state hosts the sensory exports of a Stars-and-Stripes cultural performance where ten-gallon hats, envelopes of dust, and whip-crack sounds create an immersive projection of Americana, long-preserved in popular culture for over a century.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2024
Kevin Costner isn’t the only present-day actor with a fondness for Westerns; ornery old hands such as Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and Tommy Lee Jones are always ready to don their ten-gallon hats for the right role.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024
And although the sudden abundance of ten-gallon hats might be part of a larger promotional strategy, Beyoncé isn’t the only celebrity to make a sartorial pivot west.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
The look hinges on a white ten-gallon hat and a black-and-silver checker print suit jacket layered a white collared shirt and matching studded shorts cinched with a black YSL belt.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
So will the American West aesthetic of ten-gallon hats, Nudie-ish suits, and cowboy boots trickle down to the masses?
—Suzie Lechtenberg, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
With his walrus mustache and ten-gallon hat, Fall would go on to earn the distinction of being the first cabinet secretary ever sentenced to jail, convicted in 1929 of taking bribes in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal.
—Rebecca Boggs Roberts, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
In a ten-gallon hat, Mack was genial; shaking hands with guests, joking with vendors, and taking selfies with supporters.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
The famously maximalist state hosts the sensory exports of a Stars-and-Stripes cultural performance where ten-gallon hats, envelopes of dust, and whip-crack sounds create an immersive projection of Americana, long-preserved in popular culture for over a century.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2024
Kevin Costner isn’t the only present-day actor with a fondness for Westerns; ornery old hands such as Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and Tommy Lee Jones are always ready to don their ten-gallon hats for the right role.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024
And although the sudden abundance of ten-gallon hats might be part of a larger promotional strategy, Beyoncé isn’t the only celebrity to make a sartorial pivot west.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
The look hinges on a white ten-gallon hat and a black-and-silver checker print suit jacket layered a white collared shirt and matching studded shorts cinched with a black YSL belt.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
So will the American West aesthetic of ten-gallon hats, Nudie-ish suits, and cowboy boots trickle down to the masses?
—Suzie Lechtenberg, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
With his walrus mustache and ten-gallon hat, Fall would go on to earn the distinction of being the first cabinet secretary ever sentenced to jail, convicted in 1929 of taking bribes in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal.
—Rebecca Boggs Roberts, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten-gallon hat
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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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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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“Ten-gallon hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten-gallon%20hat. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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