as in hairdo
a style or arrangement of hair
the senator's long parade of hairstyles seem to reflect a relentless need to constantly reinvent herself
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Recent Examples of hairstyle
Her hairstyle can be recreated with a half-up, half-down look featuring two high pigtails.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
The debate centered on junior high and high schools that still forced students to follow old-fashioned rules about hairstyles and appearance.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The shifting of hair hairstyles.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
For her part, Kim Kardashian recently addressed criticisms over the way she's let her own daughter, 12-year-old North West, express herself through fashion and hairstyles.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2025
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
The debate centered on junior high and high schools that still forced students to follow old-fashioned rules about hairstyles and appearance.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The shifting of hair hairstyles.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
For her part, Kim Kardashian recently addressed criticisms over the way she's let her own daughter, 12-year-old North West, express herself through fashion and hairstyles.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairstyle
Noun
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The international supermodel has yet to credit the stylist behind her new hairdo.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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The original meme shows an altered version of Lovato’s face with what appears to be a strange buzzcut-combover hairdo.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When I‘ve just had a fresh haircut and a good tan.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Most teams with RSNs owned by Main Street Sports, formerly known as Diamond Sports Group, had to take a haircut on their local rights fee as part of DSG’s bankruptcy proceedings.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Her long blonde hair is in a ponytail.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her gown was a glittering mass of gold fabric, and her hair cascaded into a ponytail that ran the length of the dress.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ideal for anyone with a bob, the style allows the hair to be shaped into a romantic coiffure with shorter layers becoming part of an ornamental bun. Make-up artist Nina Park complemented the hair look with a delicate helping of blusher over the star’s cheeks and down the bridge of her nose.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
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His hair is the kind of shaggy that suggests abject neglect more than overpriced Hollywood coiffure.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Hairstyle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairstyle. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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