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Recent Examples of cornrow
The group’s July 2023 report highlighted several issues at Marcy, including Black inmates being turned away from the mess hall for wearing their hair in cornrows or braids.
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Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Box Braids & Protective Styles Box braids, cornrows, and other protective styles have been staples in Black hair culture for centuries, symbolizing heritage and resilience.
—Lyric Christian, Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
What emerged, were inspired styling choices like wet-look bobs, buttons sewn into cornrows, and the return of the spiky messy bun.
—Angela Law, refinery29.com, 5 June 2024
JoJo, who has light brown or dirty blond hair styled in cornrow braids, was last seen wearing a red Spider-Man jacket, dark gray pants and red and blue Crocs.
—Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
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Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Box Braids & Protective Styles Box braids, cornrows, and other protective styles have been staples in Black hair culture for centuries, symbolizing heritage and resilience.
—Lyric Christian, Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
What emerged, were inspired styling choices like wet-look bobs, buttons sewn into cornrows, and the return of the spiky messy bun.
—Angela Law, refinery29.com, 5 June 2024
JoJo, who has light brown or dirty blond hair styled in cornrow braids, was last seen wearing a red Spider-Man jacket, dark gray pants and red and blue Crocs.
—Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornrow
Noun
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With her signature pink pigtails, Abby is the daughter of the Fairy Godmother and shares a close bond with Rosita on Sesame Street.—
Casey Clark,
Parents,
16 Jan. 2025
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In her signature pigtails and yellow and orange dress, Young-hee is all set for a game of Red Light, Green Light.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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If Cole Palmer is fit for the next pair of games against Andorra and Senegal in June, then this would become an even more congested area of the field, an even longer queue forming for selection and space.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Comments The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For some reason, during his hosting debut, Adrien Brody decided to introduce musical guest Sean Paul while wearing fake dreadlocks and using a Jamaican accent.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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At a news conference Sunday evening, Banks described him as 19 or 20 years old and 5 feet 7, with short dreadlocks.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American-Statesman,
17 June 2024
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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
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The Paul Mitchell Hair & Beauty School will be on hand to give fans the pop star treatment with hair tinsel, accent braiding and color pops.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Cornrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornrow. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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