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as in inch
a very small distance or degree
a race that was won by a hair
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Recent Examples of hair
The trench doubles as a raincoat and features a detachable hood to keep your hair safe and sound on drizzly days.
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
For your drains, always get a hair catcher or food catcher for the kitchen.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
Gia Giuffrida, the handler of Jett the standard poodle, said her dog's hair is almost 10 inches long.
—Martha Teichner, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Keeps his hair short, clean cut, like he just got drafted in 1952.
—Linda Perillo, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
For your drains, always get a hair catcher or food catcher for the kitchen.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
Gia Giuffrida, the handler of Jett the standard poodle, said her dog's hair is almost 10 inches long.
—Martha Teichner, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Keeps his hair short, clean cut, like he just got drafted in 1952.
—Linda Perillo, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hair
Noun
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Fundraiser tickets for the club will be sold, with a Hummingbird 15-inch Solix as the prize.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The ball of the shoe to the heel has a tapered height, with the heel reaching three inches for a little extra thickness.—
Olivia Dubyak,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Prebiotics are specialized plant fibers that are found in many fruits and vegetables.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The vegan formula tubes, lengthens, and volumizes by coating each lash in lightweight fibers and film-forming polymers for striking definition.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Photographed on Thursday night, Rihanna wore Balenciaga’s back to front high neck sweater in slate gray with the matching wool maxi skirt and strappy black heels.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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Other highlights included double-breasted peacoats, cashmere blousons with exaggerated envelope pockets, overshirts in a wool-cashmere blend and pleated trousers in different styles.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Across the street from Hamburguesas El Gordo, a Mexican street food spot on Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, a 29-year-old arborist stood on a corner Wednesday morning wearing a black hooded jacket under a reflective vest and an orange whistle on a string around his neck.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Photographed on Thursday night, Rihanna wore Balenciaga’s back to front high neck sweater in slate gray with the matching wool maxi skirt and strappy black heels.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Let cool to room temperature on a wire rack, about 45 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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The team didn’t just use a standard wire screen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rocky, meanwhile, wore a black double-breasted coat with a tie-waist, a spotty gray-blue shirt and coordinating patterned tie, navy slacks, square toe black loafers, a large Bottega Veneta tote, and Ray-Bans.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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The dial is created by applying 15 layers of clear lacquer over a coat of Tiffany blue-colored varnish.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Without that key step, you can’t be classified as a true star; the presence of those fusion reactions, where hydrogen gets fused into helium, separates stars from all other heavenly bodies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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The aircraft transitioned cleanly between modes, a step developers see as critical for scaling eVTOLs beyond short hops.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The front lid appears to be barely hanging on by a thread, with cuts and gashes throughout.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Golf becomes a thread across generations, an easy way to reconnect or stay linked to relationships that might otherwise drift.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hair. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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