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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairpins
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Around the same window, the Skeleton medal finals on February 14–15 bring drama to the slopes, with athletes hurtling headfirst down the track at extreme speeds in one of the most visually intense events of the Winter Olympics.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026 -
The spot stars Kurt Russell as a legendary instructor guiding Lewis Pullman’s character named Greg through an intense training journey on the ski slopes, with a round of Michelob Ultra on the line.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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The other women look at him from the corners of their eyes, and move carefully to the other side of the well.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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On draft night, Dëmin’s selection was questioned in some corners, framed as a reach or a gamble.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Micro-feedback loops are far more effective than top-down messaging during rapid change.—
Keith Ferrazzi,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The main changes occur on the upper, which swaps out the shoe’s usual ballistic nylon for a full-leather construction that extends to the lace loops, heel tabs and tongues.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Emergency heat turns off the normal heat pump and warms your home through heating coils, according to Precision Comfort Systems.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Serta Durango convertible sleeper has dual coils, and pocketed high-quality springs for extra comfort.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some may find this a bit too fine-grained, overly implicated in language’s self-enfolding folds.—
Katie Kadue,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, narrow paths run past juniper trees and sheer canyon edges where the land drops away in sudden, vertiginous folds.—
Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
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Robbie wore her hair down, parted in the center and styled in loose curls that began around her jawline.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Healthy curls start with a clean foundation.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the car—small, low to the ground, and exceedingly heavy, owing to the ballistic steel and glass—is not suited to a city like Caracas, which is rife with steep inclines and deep potholes, and is best travelled in a four-by-four.—
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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Its flexible 3-layer HydroWall shell is completely waterproof and still breathable, with pit zips to release excess heat on steep inclines.—
Annita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Dec. 2025
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Neither arc sounds like anything unique on its face, and this is not the sort of film to traffic in shocking twists or dramatic revelations.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Behind the Winchesters’ closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hairpins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairpins. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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