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Recent Examples of ducktail
For ardent Porsche purists, there’s arguably only one 911 in the model’s fabled 51-year history that stands head, shoulders, and ducktail spoiler above all others—the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Homologation, also known as the famed Carrera RSH.
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
Yet what mattered most, perhaps, was going on under the ducktail engine lid.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
This Gulf Blue, ducktail dream is offered without reserve, but is expected to fetch up to $400,000.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
In 1971, the company added a front spoiler to the 911 to try to prevent that car from generating lift at speed and followed it with the now-iconic Carrera RS 2.7, which featured an adorable ducktail at the rear.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
Yet what mattered most, perhaps, was going on under the ducktail engine lid.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
This Gulf Blue, ducktail dream is offered without reserve, but is expected to fetch up to $400,000.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
In 1971, the company added a front spoiler to the 911 to try to prevent that car from generating lift at speed and followed it with the now-iconic Carrera RS 2.7, which featured an adorable ducktail at the rear.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ducktail
Noun
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Surprise New Couple Shailene Woodley and Emily in Paris Actor Lucas Bravo Show Off PDA in Paris Bravo has previously turned heads for sporting a surprising hairdo and ditching his clean-shaven look.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Peck and Mount stand wearing bemused grins, while Gooding displays a mysterious countenance and stylish new hairdo while casually seated.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Anyone who came of age in the '80s will get a chuckle—or groan—out of the Walmart advertising inserts that cleverly have been turned into wallpaper of fresh faced youngsters in questionable jeans and haircuts.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Short and Sharp Bobs Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Bobs are beauty’s most ubiquitous haircut right now, and there’s a trio of bobs that hairstylists predict will be ultra-popular this spring.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
27 Mar. 2025
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These hairstyles can cause hair breakage or even hair loss (traction alopecia).1 Anyone can have hair breakage from a tight hairstyle.—
Patty Weasler, RN,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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Despite doing almost the same exact hairstyles for the siblings, Townsend revealed that the two actually have very different hair textures.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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But often overlooked are the clothes that accompany the coiffure.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Pearce, in a magnificent performance, plays him as a kind of citadel—towering yet human-scaled, his immaculate dress and coiffure barely mussed by the occasional burst of temper or spasm of ego.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2024
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The select fish species that may be caught on camera are the bleak, common roach, eel, freshwater bream, ide, perch, pike, pike-perch, rudd, and the white bream.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Five Fort Worth restaurants were temporarily closed and several others had issues with rodents and roaches, according to the city’s latest health inspections report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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Excited fans got a sneak peek of Hunnam dressed as Gein on set, complete with trousers, a plaid shirt and jacket and a comb-over hairstyle.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
23 Nov. 2024
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Because Smith already looked rather similar to a young Chase, the hair department was able to recreate the latter’s distinct rectangular hairline and floppy comb-over style by zhuzhing Smith’s natural hair.—
Kirbie Johnson,
Allure,
14 Oct. 2024
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Johanson released six solo albums through 1984’s Sweet Revenge, then changed personas, sported a pompadour and sang standards for the 1987 album Buster Poindexter.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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Johansen started over with a NYC lounge act as Buster Poindexter, crooning R&B oldies in a tux and pompadour.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
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There is always a temptation to make the temporary permanent, which is why the peace government must prioritize elections.—
Ashraf Ghani,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2021
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“Ducktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ducktail. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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