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Recent Examples of ponytail
Finish it off with a silk scarf around your neck, your ponytail, or your work bag to add some flair.
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Amber Cardullo, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Firsthand What Needs Changing Tymur Abdulin, 28, enters the classroom 10 minutes late, a tall, thin man with a dark ponytail and an abundance of tattoos.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the new video, Westman, with hair pulled back in a ponytail and wearing a T-shirt, is seen browsing the firearms and, at one point, even hoisting a rifle and aiming it.
—ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Throughout the week, her hair has maintained a natural side part—whether pulled into a low ponytail or pushed back by a bandana—with fringe bangs cut to frame her right eye.
—Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
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Amber Cardullo, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Firsthand What Needs Changing Tymur Abdulin, 28, enters the classroom 10 minutes late, a tall, thin man with a dark ponytail and an abundance of tattoos.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the new video, Westman, with hair pulled back in a ponytail and wearing a T-shirt, is seen browsing the firearms and, at one point, even hoisting a rifle and aiming it.
—ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Throughout the week, her hair has maintained a natural side part—whether pulled into a low ponytail or pushed back by a bandana—with fringe bangs cut to frame her right eye.
—Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ponytail
Noun
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Denise’s were the shiny rich brown of horse chestnuts, with a leather braid over the instep.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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But what really completes the start-of-fall feel is that low fishtail braid.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This article contains spoilers for part 1 of Wednesday season 2. After nearly three years in the shadows, Wednesday is back with black pigtails and a withering gaze.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Iron Mountain Road – Tight pigtail turns and narrow tunnels.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The perfectly imperfect artsy-meets-preppy plait was secured with elastics at both the base and the ends, because who has time to do the whole hair-wrapping thing?—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
10 Sep. 2025
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The look became a real-life flower crown in an adorable way, with fresh white flowers tucked into the plait.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Even with extra staff drafted in, the bar is overwhelmed, the burger van has a 15-minute queue, and the toilets are best not described.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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However, perhaps the most transformative change was scrapping the queue-cutting passes which were previously a complimentary privilege with each entrance ticket.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Right now, everyone’s getting a casual collarbone bob to welcome the fall season.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bardot bangs and Old Hollywood bobs have also been red-carpet staples recently.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Ponytail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponytail. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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