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Recent Examples of chignon
However, Kate almost exclusively wore her hair in chignons with tiaras during her first decade in the royal family.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The Princess Royal swept her tresses into a chignon for glam banquet, marking a rare departure from the bouffant she's rarely deviated from throughout the last half century.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
King asks Hendricks, the latter’s auburn braids pulled into a chignon pinned just above the nape of her neck.
—Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
The Duchess of Sussex accessorized her look with a pair of gold earrings and styled her hair in a tight chignon, featuring a few wisps of hair to frame her face.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The Princess Royal swept her tresses into a chignon for glam banquet, marking a rare departure from the bouffant she's rarely deviated from throughout the last half century.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
King asks Hendricks, the latter’s auburn braids pulled into a chignon pinned just above the nape of her neck.
—Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
The Duchess of Sussex accessorized her look with a pair of gold earrings and styled her hair in a tight chignon, featuring a few wisps of hair to frame her face.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chignon
Noun
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The McRib is a pork patty, shaped to resemble a rack of ribs, and served on a bun with barbecue sauce, pickles and onions.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Rather than letting her inky black hair fall freely around her shoulders, her ends were pulled tightly away from her face, with stationary, spiky ends and gray feathers protruding from her bun in the back.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On the plum carpet, next to Sarah Paulson and Naomi Watts, the 45-year-old Skims founder proved to be ahead of the hair trends with an avant-garde updo likely crafted by her longtime stylist, Chris Appleton.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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To finish off the elegant look, Jenner sported a glamorous updo courtesy of celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The couple built their first beehive in 2011, a year after they were married.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Walnut trees soar overhead, a beehive sits in one corner and raised garden beds line one walkway.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The rocker panel upsweep remains but the wheel arches have become rounder than before.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes,
31 May 2022
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The glorious auburn of Swinton’s upswept hairdo is a sight to see, if not as impressive as the upsweep itself.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 Oct. 2021
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“Chignon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chignon. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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