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Recent Examples of bun
The flavor was ridiculous, the bun dependable and the size big enough to call a lunch.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
Pair it with a bun maska—a Parsi soft bun filled with butter and cream—or the famous Mumbai street sandwich, filled with chutney, vegetables, cheese and spices.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Hadid wore her lightened tresses in a bun with loose curly tendrils framing her face.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
The bun and fries are the few items not made in-house.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
Pair it with a bun maska—a Parsi soft bun filled with butter and cream—or the famous Mumbai street sandwich, filled with chutney, vegetables, cheese and spices.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Hadid wore her lightened tresses in a bun with loose curly tendrils framing her face.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
The bun and fries are the few items not made in-house.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bun
Noun
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Bones And All actress Taylor Russell replaced her signature pixie cut with box braids, which were folded up into a chignon (just like Rihanna) at Dior—aside from a few loose strands.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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The actress’ hair was slicked back into a tight chignon, save for a few wisps of hair to frame her face.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The beehive is one of the closest clusters to Earth (approximately 600 light-years away) and one of the youngest (around 600 to 700 million years old).—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
13 Jan. 2026
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Cuoco also shared photos of her beehive 'do alongside more images of Aniston’s hairstyle and outfit worn at the 2002 Golden Globes.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Jenner completed the look with minimal jewelry — earrings and a ring — and wore her hair slicked back in an updo.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Robbie accessorized with a statement pendant necklace, wearing her blonde tresses in a half-updo with loose tendrils framing her face.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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The movie begins in 1989, when Martin was just out of her teens and fighting in Toughwoman contests, and spans 22 years, providing all sorts of opportunities for ungainly period hairstyles, from a ragged pageboy to a curly mullet to a frizzy shag.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His dog, a 13-year-old pug named Coach, is always around, too.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2026
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Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets.—
Matt Tyrnauer,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
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Nancy Wheeler didn't miss a single perm appointment.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Wigs, extensions, perm, or none of the above, the demand for answers surrounding A’zion’s hair reflects the rising trend of transparency in celebrity beauty.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Jan. 2026
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But that strange mix of nostalgia and ridicule Shlesinger’s script shows for certain Texas customs (big hair, oversize pickup trucks and bladder-challenging beverage containers)?—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Big Texas women, big Texas personalities — big hair, big everything.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Bun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bun. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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