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Recent Examples of cornrow
Protective styles also made a strong statement in hair trends on day two, with intricate braids and cornrows affirming their place in high fashion.
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Stixx Mathews, Essence, 9 Feb. 2025
Tyla wore her light brown hair up in a messy updo, her scalp in tight cornrows with the rest of her hair falling forward in big, loose curls.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025
Burberry’s Front Row Beauty at the Burberry show was stripped—little-to-no makeup, straight back cornrows, and nondescript manicures on models, including Naomi Campbell.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
Take occasional breaks from tight hairstyles like weaves, cornrows, or taut ponytails.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
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Stixx Mathews, Essence, 9 Feb. 2025
Tyla wore her light brown hair up in a messy updo, her scalp in tight cornrows with the rest of her hair falling forward in big, loose curls.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025
Burberry’s Front Row Beauty at the Burberry show was stripped—little-to-no makeup, straight back cornrows, and nondescript manicures on models, including Naomi Campbell.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
Take occasional breaks from tight hairstyles like weaves, cornrows, or taut ponytails.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornrow
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In another shot, Rock wears his hair in bubble pigtail ponytails paired with a bright aqua eye shadow and pink lip combo.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
1 May 2025
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By all accounts, Asha was an introspective and talented child who wore pigtails and loved basketball and spending time with her older brother, O’Bryant.—
Dianne Gallagher,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Comments The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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Fans of those imports—and, really, anyone who could use a pick-me-up—should add another title from the public broadcaster to their Netflix queue: North of North.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Momoa is currently filming his role in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Lobo, a hardcore, motorcycle jacket-sporting motormouth who serves as a galactic bounty hunter with dreadlocks.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Private Collection is surprisingly bright for a Saba album, trading the trauma of 2018’s Care for Me and introspection of Few Good Things for songs about community, dating, and dreadlocks.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, short cuts and braiding trends require an expert’s eye, pulling precise execution into the beauty chair.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
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Coloring and braiding can also lead to breakage, so outside of washes, hair and scalp masks work as well.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Cornrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornrow. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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