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Recent Examples of perm
Despite the mustaches, shoulder pads, and perms, was the 80s the best generation yet?
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
Excluding the ancient Greeks, perms of the 21st century aren’t all that different from the resurgence of perms in the ’70s and ’80s.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
Hairstylist and makeup artist Simone Starr adds that people are now doing wavy perms with larger rods to get more body and wave instead of the super tight curl often associated with perms.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
The look of Broccoli Hair has also evolved over time, with teens opting for a loose perm instead of trademark perm, TikTok influencer Kris Grippo told GQ.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
Excluding the ancient Greeks, perms of the 21st century aren’t all that different from the resurgence of perms in the ’70s and ’80s.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
Hairstylist and makeup artist Simone Starr adds that people are now doing wavy perms with larger rods to get more body and wave instead of the super tight curl often associated with perms.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
The look of Broccoli Hair has also evolved over time, with teens opting for a loose perm instead of trademark perm, TikTok influencer Kris Grippo told GQ.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perm
Noun
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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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The rest of her beauty was pared back, with a chic and wavy half-up half-down hairdo and extra highlight.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
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The new hairdo comes amid the upcoming release of Fenty Beauty’s new You Mist Makeup-Extending Setting Spray, said to have 12-hour wear.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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For Marcum, No Buy 2025 includes cutting out professional nails and haircuts.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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For many, a rounded pixie — with lots of length at the top and sides — is a good gateway short haircut.—
Megan Decker,
refinery29.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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This additional content offered for purchase enlarges the base game and offers different clothes, hairstyles, items and worlds for people to explore.—
Gregory Wakeman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Before the back-to-back bob looks, the businesswoman rocked a ’90s-era hairstyle, complete with high volume, large waves and swooping bangs at the SKIMS holiday party on Dec. 19.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
3 Feb. 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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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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That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2024
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Everybody had a new car and a conk.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2021
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“Perm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perm. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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