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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.
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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
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
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With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Gibbs stood out as a disheveled white man of dubious habits living in a mostly Black housing project in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Continue on with Banana Republic’s shaggy knit cardigan, a pair of knee-high boots from Jeffrey Campbell, and finally, H&M’s leopard-print ’90s bag.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2025
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And there's an endearingly shaggy side to this film, all the more shocking given its then-record cost.—
Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The couple split in 2023 with the dispute expanding over the following year into a messy and public ordeal.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Biology is complex and messy, and often defies easy categorization.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The series shows what life is really like for the Baldwins — chaotic, funny, exhausting and filled with love.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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The playful jab sets a humorous tone for what’s sure to be a chaotic day of competition and drama.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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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
Adjective
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Those friends are now left angry, confused and with a stinging loss.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Many customers are confused about high-yield savings Confusion abounds.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Uncombed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncombed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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