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Recent Examples of braid
Janelle Ash, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
So in your mind, Nasha is doing her own braids in space?
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Her loved ones were able to visit, and her three daughters braided her hair, the family recounted.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Spelling styled her hair in two braids and tied her look together with a pair of sneakers.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
So in your mind, Nasha is doing her own braids in space?
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Her daughters were able to see their mom in the hospital room and braid her hair, and Dan serenaded his wife with his guitar.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Her loved ones were able to visit, and her three daughters braided her hair, the family recounted.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braid
Noun
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Keely wore a mini black lace dress with black heels and her hair styled down.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The singer and actress added a fur stole and black lace gloves.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Among the haunting remnants, one image has stayed with me—a child's lock of hair, neatly plaited and tied with a small red ribbon, matted with mud.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The key difference is that Bora Bora braids are typically plaited in line with the existing length of your natural hair, allowing the remainder of the curly human hair to billow outwards and form the bulk of the hairstyle.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
29 July 2024
Noun
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But that’s how Duke, despite not making a single basket over the final four minutes, was able to hold on — because the best free-throw shooting team left in the field made 23 of its 27 attempts from the charity stripe, including nine of 10 in the last two minutes.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Magic forward is shooting 48% from the field, 36% from beyond the arc on 6.5 long-range attempts and 80.1% at the charity stripe on 9.5 attempts.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The showcase is a tribute to the work of 23 Polish designers and how their storytelling weaves into Poland’s design culture.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, as with that piece, Macdonald needed to find a bigger story to weave around this legendary moment in time.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The resort’s spa provides specialized hair services for natural curls and coils, as well as expert styling for extensions and even hair braiding—services often unavailable at other luxury properties.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
21 Mar. 2025
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In her interactions with the board, members with little knowledge of braiding insisted over and over again that there was value in setting the bar high and limiting practice to people who could afford schooling.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Everybody knew about the platting requirement and it was swept under the rug.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Much of the property, which TCU already owns, is being platted into larger lots by the city, an effort which will need to be completed before any projects move forward.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The back had black velvet lacing in a nod to Navarro's black suit.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The winner of best rap album wore a custom wool corset dress in a dark grey pinstripe, accented with exaggerated hips and tricolor lacing, all over the label’s classic white oxford shirt, a grey pinstripe wool tie and platform penny loafers.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Braid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braid. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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