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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

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

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

In music, we’ve seen chart toppers from artists such as Sabrina Carpenter, Lil Nas X, and Sam Smith and Kim Petras play with occult imagery.

From Salon Apr. 1, 2026

We also have merch drops, where we’ll give away something, like straw toppers and bumper stickers, with a drink purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

They played at concerts with chart toppers like the Temptations, the Righteous Brothers, Marvin Gaye and the Rolling Stones.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

And Jim says there is a fine place not far off, where Dud spent the season two years ago with some tip toppers, and he’s counting on getting in with them again.

From Killykinick by Mary T. (Mary Theresa) Waggaman




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