as in to braid
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Her hair was braided and a short veil could be seen flowing from it in a few photos.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Twist or re-braid your new growth Sometimes the front of your hair simply needs to be redone.—
Danielle James,
Allure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Mesquite and acacia trees ribbon the lower elevations, while Douglas firs and ponderosa pine line the upper reaches.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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Eager to make connections with important people, Kapoor invited mayors to ribbon cuttings and doled outmore than $100,000 in campaign checks from corporate accounts, about half of which went to a political committee supporting a losing candidate in this November’s Miami Beach mayoral race.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
16 Dec. 2025
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Pigeons that can fly hundreds of miles at highway speeds, feathered Ferraris worth a fortune.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Adaptive triggers add resistance to the main triggers, meaning the difference between feathering the trigger and pulling it all the way down is very apparent.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
25 Apr. 2026
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People were always trying to figure her out, to root around into her background in an attempt to explain her appeal.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This figures to be a challenging season for the Dolphins with so much dead money clogging the books.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Today, that plant is one of thousands on the grounds, a place where monarch ferns frill around the auburn necks of melinonii philodendrons and buttercream and magenta orchids hang like pendants from a jabuticabeira, its spreading copper limbs blistered with purple fruit.—
Michael Snyder Pedro Kok,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2024
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The collection, which will surely be talked about as the best of the entire week, was an unflinching reminder that a serious depth of femininity — the frilled, bedazzled, artistic kind — should never be mistaken for weakness.—
Gabrielle Korn,
refinery29.com,
13 Feb. 2020
Verb
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An older brother laced up skates for Northwood University.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Gunnar Henderson laced a slider for an RBI double.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Apr. 2026
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Remember to look high and low, scrutinizing not just eye-level shelves but also the very top ledges and the floor beneath hanging clothes.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Even so, Williams’ Grade 1 left hamstring strain hangs over the series and whatever comes after it.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the hip, a voluminous cream and ivory ball gown skirt begins, heavily embroidered with delicate floral and botanical details in pale pink, gold, and white, pooling dramatically on the ground.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Dolly Parton has given the world many, many memorable quotes to live by and embroider on pillows or emblazon on candles as one sees fit.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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