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Recent Examples of frizzy
Hydrolyzed baobab helps strengthen, while jojoba esters condition for silky slip that keeps frizzy hair at bay.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
Wearing a T-shirt, flannel and jeans, his frizzy hair poking from under the back and sides of a train-conductor cap, Young resembled his late-middle-aged self save for a noticeably paunchier belly, whiter sideburns and craggier face.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Alex Karp, the frizzy-haired CEO of defense software company Palantir, has become somewhat of a pro at deflecting criticism.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
This look doubles as an easy hack to handle frizzy humid hair.
—Kelsey Glennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2025
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
Wearing a T-shirt, flannel and jeans, his frizzy hair poking from under the back and sides of a train-conductor cap, Young resembled his late-middle-aged self save for a noticeably paunchier belly, whiter sideburns and craggier face.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Alex Karp, the frizzy-haired CEO of defense software company Palantir, has become somewhat of a pro at deflecting criticism.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
This look doubles as an easy hack to handle frizzy humid hair.
—Kelsey Glennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frizzy
Adjective
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At her Halloween wedding, Rainey Qualley brought drama and ease to her wedding day hairstyle by pulling her naturally wavy hair half back.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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The machine printed out a set of wavy black lines on pink graph paper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Recommending the film to colleagues feels a little like an HR violation, but the kinky undercurrents and unsettling emotions are worth it.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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There was always something a bit kinky about Barney.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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After Trump’s press conference about U.S. actions in Venezuela, people still gathered outside the Doral restaurant and sang, danced and waved flags.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Jan. 2026
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But publicly, Broncos head coach Sean Payton treated news of Justin Herbert’s Sunday absence with a waved hand and a shrug.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At her Sicily wedding, bride Luisa Beccaria had her curly hair tied back with two rows of braids that came together with another braid down her back.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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Thick hair and curly textures (which tend to be naturally drier) can often tolerate and benefit from using more oil.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Frizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frizzy. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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