fright wig

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Recent Examples of fright wig And definitely not Viola Davis devouring the coldly futuristic scenery as a malevolent doctor with a fright wig, one piercing ice-blue eye and Drag Race-strength makeup, cooking up increasingly cruel torments to unleash on the games’ hapless contestants. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2023 As the melancholy philosopher Jaques, Trish Lindström, in a Warhol fright wig and glasses, is a fusion of Eeyore and Tigger, popping up from time to time to drop some gloom on the amused forest denizens. Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2022 Or fresh-cut strawberries covered in a thin layer of cream or even elotes loco, the popular street snack that puts a fright wig of condiments on a humble ear of corn. Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021 Juan Perón in an orange fright wig. Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2020 Sporting a fright wig, a feather boa, and a baggy dress (designed to obscure her svelte figure), Diller was unabashedly outlandish. Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2018 The dress code for leaders in Lake Forest seems to include red noses, fright wigs and oversized shoes. Mike Mulligan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fright wig
Noun
  • Last week, members of Congress failed to advance any short-term funding extensions before a holiday break.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Long wigs and extensions almost always run on the thinner side by default—an issue hair companies still haven’t really solved.
    Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After the switch, community leaders could stand beside local and government leaders to deliver messages about vaccines and treatment without the burden of an offensive label.
    Dr. Nikki Romanik, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • As for that switch in materials?
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025

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