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Recent Examples of bun
Oh My Burger in the Coachella Courtyard, with thick single or double smashburgers generously doused in a spicy special sauce with pickles and melted cheese on a croissant bun.
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Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
For her second headband look, Diaz wore a leopard print hair accessory with her messy bun.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Korean Fried Chicken Bao Buns feature crispy chicken wrapped in a pillowy bun with a pepper glaze made with gochugaru red chili powder, kimchi aioli and pickled cucumbers.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
By contrast, foods composed mostly of fat (olive oil, butter, avocado) or protein (egg whites, turkey breast, hamburger without the bun) are much harder to binge.
—David S. Ludwig, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
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Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
For her second headband look, Diaz wore a leopard print hair accessory with her messy bun.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Korean Fried Chicken Bao Buns feature crispy chicken wrapped in a pillowy bun with a pepper glaze made with gochugaru red chili powder, kimchi aioli and pickled cucumbers.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
By contrast, foods composed mostly of fat (olive oil, butter, avocado) or protein (egg whites, turkey breast, hamburger without the bun) are much harder to binge.
—David S. Ludwig, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bun
Noun
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Middleton accessorized her festive look with matching green pumps, a stylish fascinator secured atop her low chignon, and gold and green onyx Monica Vinader earrings.—
InStyle Editors,
InStyle,
6 Apr. 2026
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Because Buckley has short hair, a chignon or updo was not an option—but combed neatly back with a side part, clearing the face, feels like a very Grace Kelly detail.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The late Amy Winehouse — and her famous beehive in all its glory — hung out with Danny DeVito at the Empire Polo Field in 2009.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The actress, who's appeared in five previous seasons of the anthology, is sporting a retro beehive, a blue dress, and black heels.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, a smiling Fanning, 28, is glimpsed with a colorful scarf and updo complete with butterfly jewelry, continuing the cinematic tradition of Panem’s eye-popping fashion.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Babygirl star also debuted a fresh set of full fringe, pairing her wispy bangs with a half-updo.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
8 Apr. 2026
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On March 2—one day before debuting her new pageboy bob at Paris Fashion Week—Hadid made her grand entrance in a pair of straight-leg jeans that stop well above the ankle, showing off much of her beige crew sock and the entire tongue of her black loafers.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
7 Mar. 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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Veronica, a pug with a spiky pink collar, trudged alongside her sister Betty, a thirteen-year-old hound, in Princeton one recent wet morning.—
Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The pug made the perfect accessory.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 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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This time, my eyes slid to the fresh silver polish on her fingernails, her cascading perm thick but without any undergrowth, and those eyes darting from me to the cop, glistening as if on the verge of pouring.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
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For those wanting even more body, Destin says a modern perm can help add long-lasting texture to fine hair.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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Even if Hailey Bieber hasn’t gone platinum overnight, a big hair transformation isn’t out of the cards for her.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
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Is there a photo that captures the big hair of the '80s more perfectly?—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Bun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bun. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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