as in hairstyle
a style or arrangement of hair
that hairdo makes her face look softer and rounder
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Recent Examples of hairdo
His supporters refer to him as the Madman and as the Wig—a reference to his hairdo, an unkempt shag with disco sideburns.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Her glam included a voluminous straight hairdo, along with a makeup look that featured a hint a of a smokey eye and a nude lip.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
Elsa Lanchester earned her place in film history with no dialogue and only three minutes of screen time as the beast's eponymous Bride, a performance that was influenced by Lanchester's negative observations of swans and made all the more bizarre by her stiff hairdo and foot-and-a-half tall stilts.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Jack Black was Steve; Jason Momoa was sporting maybe the worst hairdo he’s ever had.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Her glam included a voluminous straight hairdo, along with a makeup look that featured a hint a of a smokey eye and a nude lip.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
Elsa Lanchester earned her place in film history with no dialogue and only three minutes of screen time as the beast's eponymous Bride, a performance that was influenced by Lanchester's negative observations of swans and made all the more bizarre by her stiff hairdo and foot-and-a-half tall stilts.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Jack Black was Steve; Jason Momoa was sporting maybe the worst hairdo he’s ever had.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairdo
Noun
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Though a standard for the style set, the sleek option doubles as a wedding hairstyle fit for English nobility. 26.Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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In recent years, The Pokémon Company has made some efforts to be a little more LGBT-friendly – the decision to let either gender player character in Scarlet and Violet wear any clothes, accessories, and hairstyles is a welcome move – but actual canon LGBT+ characters are few and far between.Oliver Brandt, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In many countries, almanacs still advise auspicious and inauspicious days for tasks ranging from getting a haircut to starting a new business deal.Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ultra Short Bobs Bob have been the go-to short haircut, dominating our feeds in 2024.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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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As National Geographic noted in its exploration of presidential coiffures, from George Washington's tight white curls to Donald Trump's golden locks, hairstyles have long been a cultural fixation.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Next, hair extensions from the hairstylist’s TSD Hair were behind the star’s loose, low ponytail.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
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Her brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail, revealing a necklace shaped like a ginkgo leaf.Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Hairdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairdo. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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