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Recent Examples of kepi
De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
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Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2022
Top fashion points go to the German racewalkers, who appeared to be paying homage to the famous white kepi of the French Foreign Legion.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021
Gendarmes walk the streets wearing kepi hats; the supermarkets sell vacherin and fond de veau.
—Kate Holstein, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2022
Top fashion points go to the German racewalkers, who appeared to be paying homage to the famous white kepi of the French Foreign Legion.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021
Gendarmes walk the streets wearing kepi hats; the supermarkets sell vacherin and fond de veau.
—Kate Holstein, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kepi
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Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
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But underneath his helmet and now a headset, Vrabel is who he’s always been: a winner.Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Bucs receiver responded by hitting Lattimore hard enough to separate him from his helmet.Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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The decision to use green berets comes from wanting to distinguish themselves from conventional Army forces.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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Carpenter was also seen with a similar, matching beret, and big, bouncy curls.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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The body is entirely made of carbon fiber, and sports eccentric elements like a bonnet with air vents, a front splitter that resembles a sharp katana, and quirky wheel arches.New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
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Reduce damage-causing friction at night by pulling hair into a loose ponytail on top of the head and/or using satin or silk bonnets or pillowcases.11 Your Diet Can Also Boost Hair Health Like the rest of your body, eating a variety of nutritious food helps support hair health.Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
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Many delegations treat the convention like senior week and wear matching outfits—Hawaii’s were obviously the best, but the Wisconsin delegates had their traditional postmodern tricornes shaped like cheese.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Johnson made this conversation explicit by name-checking or picturing Evans, Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals, and Richard Avedon—the latter pops up here in a picture on a book cover, which Johnson has topped with a pirate’s tricorne hat.Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
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But whereas conspicuous religious symbols of all faiths (including Jewish yarmulkes, Sikh turbans, or large crosses) are banned in all French public schools, in Belgium, rules are defined at the local level.Olivier Decottignies, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2016
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Rather than sweeping robes and turbans, Scherzinger spends most of the play barefoot, wearing a simple black slip.Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
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The moment an unwitting Labrador tried to enter his owner's car through the hood rather than the open door at the back has gone viral, leading to jokes about the breed's IQ.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The gown’s neckline transitioned into a hood that Sánchez delicately placed on her head to show off her new honey-blonde highlights.Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
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At center is a war veteran, whose low-slung homburg casts a shadow over his heavy eyes: a dark band that contrasts with the white gauze wrapping his absent nose.Jason Farago, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Kepi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kepi. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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