variants
or longhair
as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
one of those long-haired idealists who founded short-lived utopias in rural America
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Recent Examples of long-haired
For her role as long-haired Samara in the 2002 horror film, Chase won an MTV movie award for best villain.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Since the dilute calico is named for its coat pattern and isn't a breed, both short- and long-haired cat breeds can produce these tricolored kittens, including Maine Coon, Persian, and Ragdoll.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
From the young, long-haired goalkeeper who appeared in Germany 2006 to the veteran leader who now seeks to cap his career at home, Ochoa has built a career that would be difficult for any Mexican soccer player to replicate.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
And there was the long-haired fella down by the dugout whose part in the opening goal was so significant that Martinez ran all the way from his goal-line to hug and congratulate him.
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Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
In a 2018 study, for instance, Escobar and colleagues identified other rodent species in Chile and Argentina that can carry Andes hantavirus and may pose a risk to humans, including the southern big-eared mouse, the long-haired grass mouse, and olive grass mouse.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
Back in the Boston fold in recent years, Damon is long-haired once more.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
Julia is also an amateur powerlifter, avid outdoor explorer, and proud cat mom to Jeeves, her long-haired tuxedo kitty.
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Julia Sullivan,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
Amendola now resides in the home with his girlfriend and their long-haired dachshund, Birdy.
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Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Since the dilute calico is named for its coat pattern and isn't a breed, both short- and long-haired cat breeds can produce these tricolored kittens, including Maine Coon, Persian, and Ragdoll.
—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
From the young, long-haired goalkeeper who appeared in Germany 2006 to the veteran leader who now seeks to cap his career at home, Ochoa has built a career that would be difficult for any Mexican soccer player to replicate.
—
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
And there was the long-haired fella down by the dugout whose part in the opening goal was so significant that Martinez ran all the way from his goal-line to hug and congratulate him.
—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
In a 2018 study, for instance, Escobar and colleagues identified other rodent species in Chile and Argentina that can carry Andes hantavirus and may pose a risk to humans, including the southern big-eared mouse, the long-haired grass mouse, and olive grass mouse.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
Back in the Boston fold in recent years, Damon is long-haired once more.
—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
Julia is also an amateur powerlifter, avid outdoor explorer, and proud cat mom to Jeeves, her long-haired tuxedo kitty.
—
Julia Sullivan,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
Amendola now resides in the home with his girlfriend and their long-haired dachshund, Birdy.
—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-haired
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The economy was shifting from industrial to intellectual — knowledge workers wanted meaning, autonomy, and vision.
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Over time, some worry, the next generation of mathematicians may suffer from a form of intellectual atrophy, unable to think outside the AI box that trained them.
Adjective
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Your 5th House of Creativity takes center stage as the instinctive Moon squares cerebral Mercury in your 2nd House of Money and Values.
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By age 18, Davis’s parents had both died within 11 months of each other — his mother, Florence, of a cerebral hemorrhage, his father, Herman, of a heart attack.
Adjective
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Adding to her disorientation is Kenny, the nerdy boy next door who’s now a single father and beloved member of the community.
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If this was a school, Lestat is the big man on campus and Daniel is the nerdy guy working for the school newspaper who can’t wait to find some dirt on this guy.
Adjective
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The golden generation of American men — Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and the rest of the Group D winning crew — live and surrounded by red, white and blue in the home of the red and gold.
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The child was described as 18 inches long, approximately 20 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Adjective
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Clean Cultured Marble These same cleaning supplies and methods can be used to clean cultured marble bathroom vanity tops and sinks.
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Some butter is cultured by adding lactic acid bacteria.
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These shy, geeky songs grope toward feelings that their human vessels don’t fully comprehend.
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There’s also bocce, bingo, and something called Nerd Nite, when folks give presentations on geeky topics from chemistry to Star Trek.
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The sessions aim to pair scholarly depth with a casual, social atmosphere.
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According to Mercy Fash and Emani Campbell’s emerging scholarly research at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, this intersection is worthy of greater attention because of an exacerbated threat that could severely harm Black women.
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“Long-haired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-haired. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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