flat iron
noun
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: a device used for straightening hair by pressing and pulling sections between two heated metal or ceramic, flat, rectangular plates
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During one of the day’s breaks, Tappin won a gift bag, including a flat iron, after answering a question correctly.
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Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
My dinner on the first night was another happy surprise — a fairly tender and flavorful flat iron steak.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
To get this undone wavy look, curl your choppy layers with a flat iron, instead of a curling wand.
—Audrey Noble, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
The latest plans for Foundry Park, previously the north portion of Lincoln Yards, include two enticing opportunities for new flat iron structures — at the corners of Cortland and Kingsbury streets and Sheffield avenue.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
My dinner on the first night was another happy surprise — a fairly tender and flavorful flat iron steak.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
To get this undone wavy look, curl your choppy layers with a flat iron, instead of a curling wand.
—Audrey Noble, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
The latest plans for Foundry Park, previously the north portion of Lincoln Yards, include two enticing opportunities for new flat iron structures — at the corners of Cortland and Kingsbury streets and Sheffield avenue.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Flat iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat%20iron. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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