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The sailors looked windswept and tired.
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The result is more naturally flushed, windswept look, in line with the boyfriend blush trend.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
The rooms The 14 sea view cottages, built of native stone and coral on Quaker-era bones, sit along a windswept ridge where trade winds do most of the work.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
The result is a natural, windswept look that creates the same flattering face frame that bangs do, without the commitment.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the windswept moors feel like something out of a classic thriller, forbidding and alluring at once.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
The rooms The 14 sea view cottages, built of native stone and coral on Quaker-era bones, sit along a windswept ridge where trade winds do most of the work.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
The result is a natural, windswept look that creates the same flattering face frame that bangs do, without the commitment.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the windswept moors feel like something out of a classic thriller, forbidding and alluring at once.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windswept. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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windswept
adjective
wind·swept
-ˌswept 
: disturbed by or as if by wind
a windswept beach
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