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Recent Examples of braid
Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
At the press conference, Onyx wore a light blue bow in her braids and sat quietly in front of nearly 20 people, including reporters and TV cameras.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Jerry Cahn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Stalter had braided a selection into her hair.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Tuck the braids under the remaining length and secure with pins, then seal your style with a shine-boosting hairspray like Bumble and Bumble’s Spray de Mode for soft, touchable texture.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
At the press conference, Onyx wore a light blue bow in her braids and sat quietly in front of nearly 20 people, including reporters and TV cameras.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Synergistic alignment involves braiding the strategies for adapting to single trend-factors into new, vastly superior bundles.
—Jerry Cahn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Stalter had braided a selection into her hair.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braid
Noun
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The return of a lace motif informed following looks that moved fluidly between turn-of-the-century forms, 1930s and 40s lingerie accents, and eventually 1970s going out maxi-dresses.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sweeney made her Emmys debut in 2018 wearing a romantic strapless baby pink lace gown and a dazzling necklace to complement her décolletage.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Princess Charlotte, also 10, is known to plait her hair back with a braid on each side of her head, with the braids then tied with a ribbon or woven into a longer braid, also tied with a bow.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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If your stylist is plaiting your hair too tightly, be vocal and ask them to ease up.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The six other styles include a red and white shell, a blue shell, a black and rainbow shell, a grey shell with purple, pink, red, yellow and black stripes, as well as a white shell with red, blue and yellow geometric shapes.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The downy-soft synthetic bristles cling to curves for seamless, stripe-free sculpting of your cheekbones, forehead, and jawline.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Aliée Istanbul All of the hotels bordering the Bosphorus have an impressive view of the boats weaving through the river’s currents and the Asian half of Istanbul on the other side.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Our Top Picks for the Best Bedroom Rugs Solid rugs can bring a pop of color into your bedroom and weave in texture at the same time.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There will also be food, hair braiding and face painting, plus free back-to-school supplies and surprise giveaways for all ages.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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The event will have free haircuts and hair braiding, a backpack giveaway, a game truck and more.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
Verb
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The Boise architecture firm, which filed the preliminary materials for the Black Cat site in March, filed an application with the city in August to correct the lapse and get the site platted.—
Rose Evans
September 12,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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Originally called Browns Subdivision, the area was a farming development platted by W.L. Brown during the 1920s.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 July 2025
Noun
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My leather guy went back and learned how to do the North Beach leather lacing for me for the film.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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This style is easy to slip on and doesn’t usually require any lacing.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Braid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braid. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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