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Recent Examples of bun
Place the hot dog in the bun, dress with brown mustard, and top with sauerkraut and spicy onions.
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ABC News, 20 May 2026
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum wore her hair slicked back in a low bun, dark black eyeliner to bring out her eyes, and a light pink lip.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Serve them in a tasty bun topped with mustard, ketchup, and all the fixings.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 May 2026
Take on the Main Street Monster Burger, three 16-ounce patties on a giant bun.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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ABC News, 20 May 2026
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum wore her hair slicked back in a low bun, dark black eyeliner to bring out her eyes, and a light pink lip.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Serve them in a tasty bun topped with mustard, ketchup, and all the fixings.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 May 2026
Take on the Main Street Monster Burger, three 16-ounce patties on a giant bun.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bun
Noun
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Long hair will only give a classic chignon even more room to run.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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Bey rocked a middle part again, this time twisted up into a chic chignon.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Sosie says, 'Dad, hey, there's a beehive.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Her hat, which featured bumblebees and beige spirals evocative of a beehive, was designed by CH Millinery.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Noun
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So why not add a little ribbon romance to your next ponytail or half-updo?—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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The unorthodox updo included a nod to the Greek mythological character Medusa, complete with a knotted snake adorned on the back of Yai’s head.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
Noun
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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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His pug, Thor, lives with Brenda’s sister.—
Nichole Manna,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dog breeds like pugs and French and English bulldogs now have significantly altered skull shapes that result in serious, and even life-threatening, issues created by our value of aesthetics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Not to mention, all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair, my big… uh, personality.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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In the 1980s especially, her style leaned into the decade’s love of drama — bold silhouettes, statement shoulders and, most notably, big hair.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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“Bun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bun. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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