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topper

[top-er] / ˈtɒp ər /


NOUN
opera hat
Synonyms


NOUN
top hat
Synonyms




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He formed The Frames one year before The Commitments, going on to record six studio albums including Dance The Devil, For The Birds and Irish chart topper Burn The Maps.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Researchers also found a pair of broken glasses; an IV needle with a bottle topper; a brass item with writing, perhaps a cigarette case; and a button with Japanese-looking iconography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

I briefly consider breakfast-for-dinner — biscuits and eggs are always tempting — but land instead on a skillet chicken pot pie: chicken, frozen vegetables, cream, and biscuits as the topper.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026

Serious crab keepers install a second story to their tank, called a topper, that functions as a playground.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

“Well, gimme your coat, girl,” Santa said eagerly, almost tearing Mrs. Reilly’s old purple woolen topper off.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

These types of initial roundups, dubbed "toppers" in White House press lingo, are usually followed by a long question-and-answer session in the packed room -- often extending to dozens of questions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

We’ll talk about the ingredient your soup is probably missing — vinegar! — plus better soup toppers and, eventually, how to host a soup party.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Cooling mattress toppers and bedding that use water or phase change materials may also help.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

The final standings of the men's table are yet to be decided, however, with the table toppers going straight through to the final on 31 August.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025

From this the vast space below showed first a moving surface of hats, with few silk toppers among them, but a multitude of panamas and other straws.

From Seven English Cities by William Dean Howells


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