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Recent Examples of ducktail
The Miura’s silhouette was low, wide, and draped in sensuous curves that seemed to flow directly from the front wheel arches to the ducktail spoiler.
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Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026
For the road variant, the F1 GTR Longtail ditched the rear wing, leaving an integrated ducktail spoiler off the engine cover.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
The coupe was a relatively recent addition to the normal GV80 SUV, sacrificing a little volume at the back for a rakish ducktail rear end.
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
At the back, there's a massive diffuser and a projecting ducktail spoiler.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
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Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026
For the road variant, the F1 GTR Longtail ditched the rear wing, leaving an integrated ducktail spoiler off the engine cover.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
The coupe was a relatively recent addition to the normal GV80 SUV, sacrificing a little volume at the back for a rakish ducktail rear end.
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
At the back, there's a massive diffuser and a projecting ducktail spoiler.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ducktail
Noun
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What one needs on a breezy day might differ from during the summer or for a sleek hairdo.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Create a Sim with clothes, jewelry, and hairdos).—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
Noun
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That means even giving up haircuts for a while.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The mullet was the prevalent haircut.—
Jennifer Acker,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Burtka sported a shaggy hairstyle and a black coat, adding a red tie.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Haddish modeled a straight bob hairstyle and various accessories like bracelets and hoop earrings.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Tucker Carlson’s perfectly buoyant coiffure?—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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The food icon recently grabbed headlines by putting his signature spiked bleached coiffure on the downlow for a Bosch appliances/power tools Super Bowl commercial.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One roach was seen making his way behind boxes under the steam table.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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In addition to Subway, health inspectors observed a dead roach and fruit flies at Hacienda Buffet Antigua at 1950 Menefee Ave.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Schein directs the show with tongue firmly planted in cheek, so there are many amusing sight gags (like an atrocious comb-over wig).—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Then, on the front row of Jeremy Scott’s spring-summer 2013 show, her effortless comb-over bob turned messy hair into a beauty statement.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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From across the barbecue pit, see an Elvis impersonator, full pompadour over skinny jeans, plus a girlfriend who looks exactly like Priscilla.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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By the 2000s, her bold lip remained, however her short hair (which saw shapes like pompadours and bobs) took on new sculpted shapes.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
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“Ducktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ducktail. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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