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Recent Examples of wig
Taylor also weighed in on keeping her cool on stage when things go wrong, such as embracing her wig flying off and whipping it around her head, the proper form for double-dutching and having patience in Hollywood.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2026
Neville includes a clip from a London play about The Beatles that bore the unwieldy title John, Paul, George, Ringo…and Bert, featured some very bad wigs and makeup and, in keeping with the official story, cast McCartney as the villain.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
In the clip, Megan relaxes on a hotel bed wearing a long, bombshell-blonde wig in the most divine blend of honeyed shades, styled in lush, loose waves by her hairstylist Kellon Deryck.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 Feb. 2026
People are asking Miller how to talk to their own stylists about the halo look and moms want lookalike wigs for their daughters.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2026
Neville includes a clip from a London play about The Beatles that bore the unwieldy title John, Paul, George, Ringo…and Bert, featured some very bad wigs and makeup and, in keeping with the official story, cast McCartney as the villain.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
In the clip, Megan relaxes on a hotel bed wearing a long, bombshell-blonde wig in the most divine blend of honeyed shades, styled in lush, loose waves by her hairstylist Kellon Deryck.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 Feb. 2026
People are asking Miller how to talk to their own stylists about the halo look and moms want lookalike wigs for their daughters.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wig
Noun
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While scouting factories, Edwin and his collaborators visited a functioning wig factory in Bali, where entire families labor together crafting elaborate hairpieces for international export.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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In a match between the heavyweights Jarrell Miller and Kingsley Ibeh, an uppercut from Ibeh caused Miller’s hairpiece to flap back like the lid on a box.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Alongside his caption, Miller shared an AI video of him driving a car with the roof off while his toupee lifted off his head in the wind.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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One of Miller’s cornermen seemingly notified him of the situation just as the third round was about to begin, prompting the 318-pounder to stand, shrug to the crowd cartoonishly and peel the toupee off his head.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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