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or longhair
as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
one of those long-haired idealists who founded short-lived utopias in rural America
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Recent Examples of long-haired
At the Half-Dollar, outside Houston, groups of long-haired kids sat in front of the stage as cowboys two-stepped behind them.
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Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
If your dog is long-haired, simply trim them to minimize the clinging ice balls, salt crystals and de-icing chemicals that can dry their skin, and don’t neglect the hair between their toes.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
The gray, long-haired, yellow-eyed majestic shop cat gets along with everyone.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
Far away, across the tops of the trees, is a group of dark-bodied, long-haired up-monkeys.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
The now-viral post, shared on Tuesday by u/daisieduchess69, shows a long-haired senior tabby with big, blue eyes, hanging out in her new cat tree, which the poster bought for her after deciding to take her in for good.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
But that hasn’t stopped the country singer from being confused for…another bearded, long-haired country singer.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Two years later, a long-haired white Persian appeared in From Russia With Love, purring from the lap of the Bond villain Blofeld.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The original 2010 movie, which grossed close to $600 million worldwide, followed the magically long-haired Rapunzel, who has spent her entire life in a tower.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
If your dog is long-haired, simply trim them to minimize the clinging ice balls, salt crystals and de-icing chemicals that can dry their skin, and don’t neglect the hair between their toes.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
The gray, long-haired, yellow-eyed majestic shop cat gets along with everyone.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
Far away, across the tops of the trees, is a group of dark-bodied, long-haired up-monkeys.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
The now-viral post, shared on Tuesday by u/daisieduchess69, shows a long-haired senior tabby with big, blue eyes, hanging out in her new cat tree, which the poster bought for her after deciding to take her in for good.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
But that hasn’t stopped the country singer from being confused for…another bearded, long-haired country singer.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Two years later, a long-haired white Persian appeared in From Russia With Love, purring from the lap of the Bond villain Blofeld.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The original 2010 movie, which grossed close to $600 million worldwide, followed the magically long-haired Rapunzel, who has spent her entire life in a tower.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-haired
Adjective
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Tangible cultural heritage consists of physical elements, like monuments, artifacts, and historic sites, while intangible cultural heritage consists of intellectual elements, like customs, traditions, and languages.—
Kristin Houser,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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In each place, searching for traces of Katharine Blodgett’s intellectual and personal footprint.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Frye believes that cerebral folate deficiency is present in many children with autism.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2026
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In Aquarius, this manifests in a very real, social or cerebral way.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Otis… oh, sweet, dear, nerdy Otis.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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After a prologue suggesting that creepy things were happening at a government lab, the pilot was mostly introducing viewers to a group of nerdy friends who would soon be joined by a mysterious telekinetic girl with short hair in Hawkins, Indiana, circa 1983.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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By building arrays of outdoor telescopes that gather and focus that blue light, these Čerenkov telescopes can help us reconstruct the original direction and energy of these ultra-fast cosmic rays that strike and interact with Earth’s atmosphere.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Bovino’s return to his old job on the border leaves the administration without a field commander for the rolling conquest of blue cities that has defined its strategy since May.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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With Raffles, Wanders has created a property that oozes a quiet, cultured elegance that mirrors the city’s erudite aspirations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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The health secretary, who turned 72 this month and celebrated with a hefty steak, pairs the diet with foods that are fermented, typically meaning they are soaked, salted or cultured to let natural bacteria or yeast break down sugars over time.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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My spreadsheet used standard deviation, a geeky measurement, to learn that California’s confidence index is 53% more volatile than the national benchmark.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
30 Dec. 2025
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The sneakers once derided by Ryan Gosling’s character in the 2011 film Crazy, Stupid Love as a brand that nobody other than a geeky Steve Jobs had any right to wear are now selling best among style-conscious 18- to 27-year-olds.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
28 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The fact that Katherine had been institutionalized may have tainted her scholarly reputation.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Brown-Grier argued that this knowledge gap is not just a scholarly problem but a governance one.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Long-haired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-haired. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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