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Recent Examples of perm
At one salon, above a row of glass-bowl hairdryers, there’s a poster showing a perm machine from the nineteen-twenties that looks like something out of Frankenstein’s lab.
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Helen Sullivan, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
As somebody who's always wanted curly hair, getting a Korean digital perm was an easy decision.
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025
According to Ratanaruang, Miike even insisted on a specific hairstyle, the Punch Pama, a tight cropped perm popular amongst underworld elements in the 1970s.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Lightning, captures that time period and all its fashion — including Claire’s feathery perm.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Helen Sullivan, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
As somebody who's always wanted curly hair, getting a Korean digital perm was an easy decision.
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025
According to Ratanaruang, Miike even insisted on a specific hairstyle, the Punch Pama, a tight cropped perm popular amongst underworld elements in the 1970s.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Lightning, captures that time period and all its fashion — including Claire’s feathery perm.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perm
Noun
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While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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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
Noun
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Their high ponytails became a signature of sorts for the pint-sized actresses who rocked the hairdo along with their corresponding denim dresses at a convention in 1993.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Short cornrows, in particular, provide opportunities to add additional hair that transforms the popular protective hairdo.—
Amira Rasool,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Three people, Charlotte, Miguel, and Claire, present themselves to the day shift for haircuts, though only Siobhan has clippers, courtesy of Grant.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Shag haircuts can run short and long.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Noun
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In 2023, Mirren commanded the Cannes Film Festival with an electric blue hairstyle that was the cherry on top to her dreamy fairytale look.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Here are the best medium-length hairstyles for thick hair.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Noun
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His attention to coiffure, Anthony Bailey points out, was exceptional.—
Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
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This need not be a burly bully who sizes up wardrobes and coiffures to decide who would best decorate your party.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Noun
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The conk, the afro… and the jheri curl.—
Sonari Glinton,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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On the way to the conk pad, Mike runs over the f–ing show!—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Perm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perm. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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