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crew cut

noun

Definition of crew cut

as in buzz cut

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Recent Examples of crew cut His hair is longer than the crew cut worn in his most famous role, as Nicole Kidman’s younger lover in 2024’s Babygirl — now chopped bluntly at haphazard lengths, like Lennon in the mid-’60s. — Carrie Battan, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025 At 34, Fedorov is one of the youngest members of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s war council, a square-jawed fitness enthusiast who likes to wear a black baseball cap over his crew cut. — Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025 Bar, who sports a crew cut and gray stubble, started his military career as a fighter in the Sayeret Matkal, Israel's counterterrorism agency, participating in numerous covert operations. — Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 But the appointment with the angular young man wearing a fresh crew cut was not just any meeting. — Kevin Johnson, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crew cut

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Noun

Paul, also sporting a buzz cut now, runs to the top of a plinth, high above a massive, cheering crowd.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 8 July 2026
An undercut is perfect for those who want to shed some length without committing to a full buzz cut.

— Genesis Rivas, InStyle, 1 July 2026

Definition of buzz cut

Noun

Beneath the pastels, the sparkle, the big hair and the Southern charm that have become synonymous with the 27-year-old Georgia native lives a fire that gave way to Pink Pocket Pistol, her latest and greatest record.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
One of the therapists, a middle-aged woman with big hair in scrubs covered with teddy bears, worked on a young man, a victim of a car crash.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026

Definition of big hair

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Railing against a new crop of progressive candidates has emerged as a more animating focus for a president who thrills to a fight.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Chastain recommends keeping all bird attractions (like birdbaths, feeders, and birdhouses) in a separate section of the garden away from your food crops, creating a bird haven to keep them busy.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 July 2026

Definition of crop

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As hopes fade of live rescues from the rubble, health workers have turned their focus to the living.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 8 July 2026
Some selections remain a single color, while others open purple, rose, or pink and fade to white the next day, giving you two colors on one plant.

— Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 July 2026

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