crew cut

noun

Definition of crew cutnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crew cut
  1. buzz cut
  2. big hair
  3. crop
  4. fade
  5. bob
  6. trim
Noun
  • For most of his life, Roth sported a military-style buzz cut, a plain suit, and a pair of sneakers.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • From a fringed mullet, to a blonde buzz cut, bobs in various lengths, micro bangs, and even a shade of citrus—Kristen Stewart’s looks are always executed with an edge.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of buzz cut
Noun
  • At 67, her winsome singing voice is remarkably unchanged from the era of big hair and dangly earrings.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of big hair
Noun
  • For survivors scattered around the world scrambling for sanctuary, Toon and his group say Australia might emerge as a comparative safe-haven, with only minor disruptions to its cultivation of wheat and other crops.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Though designed for crops engineered to tolerate it, dicamba is widely considered a volatile herbicide because of its tendency to drift.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of crop
Noun
  • Prices have gained more than 6% this week as hopes fade for a deal to increase ship traffic through Hormuz.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The domes of Kata Tjuṯa glow vermillion red and fade to watermelon pink as the sun rises higher.
    — Elizabeth Warkentin, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fade
Noun
  • The actor and beauty entrepreneur treats her hair like a daily ritual, customizing it into Pinterest-worthy styles—geometric bobs!
    — Brianna J. Heath, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After growing the pixie cut back out into a bob, the Mad Men actress showed off her hair while rocking a lacy blue co-ord set in selfies posted to Instagram in March.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of bob
Noun
  • The new Goodyear wheel and tire set will come as standard on R1T Premium and as a no-cost option for the Performance trim.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For starters, this special trim is mechanically identical to the $19,999 standard model, which launched earlier this year.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of trim

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“Crew cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crew%20cut. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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