hairpins

plural of hairpin

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Noun
  • Winter is a busy time, especially in towns with popular ski slopes like Ludlow’s Okemo Mountain Resort and Sugarbush Resort in Warren.
    Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The east slopes of the Oregon Cascades could see between 6 and 10 inches above 4,500 feet, according to the NWS.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Two veteran data journalists are launching a new investigative publication to cover rising authoritarianism from the shadowy corners of the internet.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Traversing quaint New York street corners and rooftops, Vincent serenades his girl with playful bars about love, commitment and the important building blocks of a good relationship.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Charged particles originating from the corona surge into the gap but are soon snared by two great magnetic loops—the Van Allen Radiation Belts—that usually keep them from Earth’s surface.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • That's how solar rain forms in loops that are suddenly heated, like during flares.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As if lying there playing dead while gradient coils conjure an otherworldly racket that best mimics a mashup of jackhammers and Philip Glass were an admirable skill.
    Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • How the technology works Dynamic induction charging works by embedding coils beneath the road surface that can energize a magnetic field.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Determined to stitch together an integrated HBO Stephen King–verse, Welcome to Derry folds in a young Dick Hallorann (Chris Chalk), the Overlook’s telepathic cook from The Shining, and even name-checks Shawshank Prison as part of its expanding mythology.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And Hermès is ready to take that styling into its folds, with Wales Bonner’s first collection for the brand making its debut in January 2027.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sporting voluminous curls and a confident stare, Eva’s presence on the cover was a celebration of self-love, resilience, and the undeniable power of Black women in fashion.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Chemo curls refers to the temporary change in hair texture following cancer treatment.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • View gallery - 6 images Californian e-mobility outfit Viribus has launched a new electric trike family, with tasty specs like a 1,200-W peak motor on offer for pedaling or throttling up inclines, as well as dual shocks, rear differential, and a two-step folding design.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the bed frames in this list have customizable elevations, typically reaching around 45-degree inclines.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Related Stories Currently lensing across Portugal’s Sintra and Vila Nova de Foz Côa, the series blends whodunit mechanics with supernatural twists, leavened by dark humor.
    Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Expect ego trips and surprising plot twists that push you to release control, but remember what may feel like an ending is really just the beginning of your reinvention.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Hairpins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairpins. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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