uncombed

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Recent Examples of uncombed The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all. Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncombed
Adjective
  • The sharing of photos has become an extension of the dazed first hours after Assad’s ouster a week ago, when everyday Syrians wandered the presidential palace and its disheveled signs of a rapid departure.
    Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • At the New York City premiere of his new film, A Complete Unknown, Chalamet, 28, showed up on Friday, December 13 with straightened blonde hair and a disheveled outfit — a stark contrast from his regular appearance.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The 28-year-old actor appeared on the Dec. 12 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with his latest look, a thin mustache and his normally long curly hair trimmed in a shorter, shaggy crop.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Take a cue from the Olsen handbook and look for shaggy details, longline shapes, and reversible designs.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Alas, Costner left after the first part of S5; the second half unceremoniously kills off his character at the start of the first episode, with the remaining season dealing with the messy aftermath of what turns out to be an assassination.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • None feels authentic, at least until a messy affair with the unsettling, slightly feral Samuel (Harris Dickinson) encourages her to try out a kind of role-play that’s wholly new.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • More recently, at a time that feels similarly tumultuous and chaotic, Colonial Williamsburg and the Jane Austen House Museum have drawn a new wave of interest by teaming up with esteemed design brands to bring archival textiles, wallpapers, and paint colors to new life.
    Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Launching Tuesday, the special was filmed in the slightly less chaotic locale of Hawaii, one of Chieng’s favorite places to work and vacation.
    Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.
    Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
  • It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Adjective
  • The 5 Most Effective Ways To Deal With A Toxic Coworker By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter 0 Ever felt confused about what's expected of you at work or struggled to get a straight answer from your manager?
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • They were confused because they weren't associated with a star and had somehow managed to stay in binary pairs.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Uncombed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncombed. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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