variants
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
Staryi’s command post outside Kharkiv looked less like a base than like a tech-industry office, with long-haired young men in T-shirts hunched over screens and sipping espresso drinks.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
The manager The tall, thin, long-haired Cesar Luis Menotti was only 39 and most famous for smoking his way through the tournament.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Pet owner Saige shared an adorable clip on TikTok (@saigescho) showing her white rescue kitten, Maude, copying the antics of her long-haired chihuahua, Alfie.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Swift reunited with the Swedish producer Max Martin and his protégé Shellback, the same long-haired studio savants responsible for co-creating some of her most iconic singles.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
The redheaded star rose to fame with his thick, long-haired ginger locks, competing at his first Olympics in 2006 in Turin, Italy.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
The manager The tall, thin, long-haired Cesar Luis Menotti was only 39 and most famous for smoking his way through the tournament.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Pet owner Saige shared an adorable clip on TikTok (@saigescho) showing her white rescue kitten, Maude, copying the antics of her long-haired chihuahua, Alfie.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Swift reunited with the Swedish producer Max Martin and his protégé Shellback, the same long-haired studio savants responsible for co-creating some of her most iconic singles.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
The redheaded star rose to fame with his thick, long-haired ginger locks, competing at his first Olympics in 2006 in Turin, Italy.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-haired
Adjective
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For menswear, the brand cited photographer Peter Beard as inspiration, channeling an intellectual-meets-bohemian aesthetic.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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The combination of pure intellectual inquiries and engineering advancement has been shaping this interdisciplinary field since its creation.—
Zhixin Wang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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No embryos were cultured beyond this point.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bahrain fiercely guards its reputation for natural pearls, having banned the production of cultured versions in 1928, soon after they’d been devised by Kokichi Mikimoto.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Their wedding was as nerdy as the Gransons themselves, taking place at the Chicago Field Museum and featuring a dinosaur skeleton in the background.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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The first one felt really nerdy, but the second one was fancy and fun.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The challenge is to become as skilled and cerebral as possible, preferably while the elite athleticism is still present.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The artist needs no cerebral middleman to move the motif from the world to the page.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For those with different color preferences, the collection is also available (and on sale) in stunning blue and green shades as well.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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Affleck looked dapper in a classic blue suit with a white button-down shirt and opted out of wearing a tie.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Long-haired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-haired. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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