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Recent Examples of crew cut
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.
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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
Avoid the urge to give the shrub a crew cut.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
Completing the trifecta of airport problems that occurred last Wednesday was a report that a construction crew cut a fiber optic cable at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at about 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 May 2014
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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
Avoid the urge to give the shrub a crew cut.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
Completing the trifecta of airport problems that occurred last Wednesday was a report that a construction crew cut a fiber optic cable at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at about 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 May 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crew cut
Noun
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The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36, has been keeping up with his signature look and recently went to Los Angeles barber Vince Garcia for a touch-up on his buzz cut.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The 32-year-old, who faces two counts of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of multiple murders, sat behind the glass, wearing a dark jumpsuit and sporting a buzz cut.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Big Texas women, big Texas personalities — big hair, big everything.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025
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Images from the 1980s and 1990s show Allyn rocking the era’s bold fashion, makeup and big hair trends.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Actually, the sooner the better to obtain an early start on this spring crop.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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The extensive waterworks also made way for sprawling sugarcane fields in the Everglades Agricultural Area, where farmers tended their crops with nutrient-rich fertilizers.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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While tranexamic acid works to even skin tone, fade dark spots, and reduce melasma.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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When the colorful bracts on poinsettia plants fade, prune them away by cutting the bare stems at a leaf node.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even if the hair is cut in a blunt bob, there are ways to personalize the style.—
Elise Tabin,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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Whether cutting in a brand new fringe, a shorter-than-usual bob or a fresh new color, a celebrity deigning to try something new often inspires the rest of us to do the same.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This can include excessive trim details, contrasting paint colors on every wall, or ceiling features that are too deep or too busy for the size of the room.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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Regular trims and conditioning treatment masks will help keep the hair in tip-top shape.—
Elise Tabin,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Crew cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crew%20cut. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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