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Recent Examples of dreadlock
Thick brown dreadlocks fall to his shoulders, framing a hippie boy’s vacant, golden face.
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Literary Hub,
10 Mar. 2026
Hillbilly hippies with dreadlock beards buried safes in the woods containing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
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Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
One suspect has dreadlocks and was wearing a black coat, a pink hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants and black sneakers, and was carrying a red backpack at the time of the shooting.
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Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
Because dreadlocks are a connection to the living essence of the universe, cutting them off is like keeping a Catholic from receiving the Eucharist, five experts on the religion wrote in a filing supporting Landor.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
8 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub,
10 Mar. 2026
Hillbilly hippies with dreadlock beards buried safes in the woods containing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
One suspect has dreadlocks and was wearing a black coat, a pink hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants and black sneakers, and was carrying a red backpack at the time of the shooting.
—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
Because dreadlocks are a connection to the living essence of the universe, cutting them off is like keeping a Catholic from receiving the Eucharist, five experts on the religion wrote in a filing supporting Landor.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreadlock
Noun
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The snippet shows Cassie wearing pigtails, white briefs and sheer, babydoll-style lingerie while sucking on a pacifier.
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Like the original from 1986, this Molly doll features gray eyes, brown hair with bangs, and two pigtail braids tied with red bows.
Noun
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The drone attacks are worsening fuel shortages, with people reporting rising prices and long queues at the filling stations.
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This, Nunes argues, allows a small, paying slice of the population to jump the queue for police attention.
Noun
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This singular cornrow look, though, tends to camouflage hair thinness.
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Freestyle cornrows borrow from traditional techniques while embracing modern customization.
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“Dreadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreadlock. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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