flyaway
adjective
fly·away
ˈflī-ə-ˌwā 
1
: loose and flowing especially because of unconfined fullness at the back
a flyaway jacket
2
: of, relating to, or being an aircraft that is ready to fly
the plane's flyaway price
3
of hair
: very thin and light : difficult to keep tidy
Her hair was the blond flyaway variety, sometimes looking as if it was exploding from her scalp …—
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Each was easy to attach and provided a function for all hair types — from wide tooth combs for natural coils to a flyaway attachment that controls skewed strands.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
It’s equipped with four heat settings, three airflow speeds, a cold-shot button, and six magnetic attachments ranging from a diffuser to a flyaway nozzle.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
As part of their partnership, The Hollywood Reporter and iHeartRadio are promoting a national flyaway sweepstakes, offering fans the chance to win a VIP trip and an exclusive invitation to the Creator’s A-list party to celebrate with their favorite social and iHeart influencers.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The newest version of the device includes a flyaway attachment that tames unruly strands to perfect your at-home blowout.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The difference in price is negligible: recent estimates put the flyaway cost of a Rafale at $100 million, whereas the U.S. Government Accountability Office has estimated the F-35's price tag at around $108 million.
—J. Thomas Moriarty, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
The Supersonic comes with a flyaway attachment, diffuser, styling concentrator, and wide tooth comb and gentle air attachments.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Neugebauer is small and quick, with flyaway black hair, straight black brows crossing a narrow face, and intent gray-green-golden eyes, like a fox’s.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Accessories include two curlers (clockwise and counterclockwise) that look and feel similar to Dyson’s 1.2-inch barrels, a flyaway tool, a round volumizer brush, a smoothing brush and a hair smoother.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
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Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
It’s equipped with four heat settings, three airflow speeds, a cold-shot button, and six magnetic attachments ranging from a diffuser to a flyaway nozzle.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
As part of their partnership, The Hollywood Reporter and iHeartRadio are promoting a national flyaway sweepstakes, offering fans the chance to win a VIP trip and an exclusive invitation to the Creator’s A-list party to celebrate with their favorite social and iHeart influencers.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The newest version of the device includes a flyaway attachment that tames unruly strands to perfect your at-home blowout.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The difference in price is negligible: recent estimates put the flyaway cost of a Rafale at $100 million, whereas the U.S. Government Accountability Office has estimated the F-35's price tag at around $108 million.
—J. Thomas Moriarty, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
The Supersonic comes with a flyaway attachment, diffuser, styling concentrator, and wide tooth comb and gentle air attachments.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Neugebauer is small and quick, with flyaway black hair, straight black brows crossing a narrow face, and intent gray-green-golden eyes, like a fox’s.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Accessories include two curlers (clockwise and counterclockwise) that look and feel similar to Dyson’s 1.2-inch barrels, a flyaway tool, a round volumizer brush, a smoothing brush and a hair smoother.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Flyaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyaway. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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