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Recent Examples of pageboy
On March 2—one day before debuting her new pageboy bob at Paris Fashion Week—Hadid made her grand entrance in a pair of straight-leg jeans that stop well above the ankle, showing off much of her beige crew sock and the entire tongue of her black loafers.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2026
The movie begins in 1989, when Martin was just out of her teens and fighting in Toughwoman contests, and spans 22 years, providing all sorts of opportunities for ungainly period hairstyles, from a ragged pageboy to a curly mullet to a frizzy shag.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2026
The movie begins in 1989, when Martin was just out of her teens and fighting in Toughwoman contests, and spans 22 years, providing all sorts of opportunities for ungainly period hairstyles, from a ragged pageboy to a curly mullet to a frizzy shag.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageboy
Noun
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Sperling accessorized with Pragnell earrings, Jimmy Choo heels, and wore her blonde hair in a low chignon.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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Long hair will only give a classic chignon even more room to run.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Spread Dijonnaise on both sides of the buns, layer pickles on the bottom bun, then add tomatoes and onion.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Simply finish off the look by throwing your hair into a messy low bun and opting for an elegant nude lip like Lopez.—
Ruby McAuliffe,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Noun
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When Kendal Sager lifts the top of her beehive, tens of thousands of bees waggle across the honeycomb — their cells filled with bright yellow, orange and pink pollen collected from flowers in Sager's neighborhood.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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Sosie says, 'Dad, hey, there's a beehive.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Randall got her first perm at seven years old and consistently relaxed her hair for nearly five decades.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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This time, my eyes slid to the fresh silver polish on her fingernails, her cascading perm thick but without any undergrowth, and those eyes darting from me to the cop, glistening as if on the verge of pouring.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mancuso went from needing five or six bobs for the Bob Army sketch this season to needing 14 and one for a dog — technically doable, but still a big lift to figure out exactly how to coordinate and build what’s needed.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
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All the way back in 2007, the young Dawson’s Creek actor cut in a jaw-length bob with blunt bangs, and kept some variant of crop until the mid-10s.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Sleepy pugs and a return Rinker’s family stayed in a Huntington Beach hotel room with one bed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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More specifically, Wellhouse brings in the boxy, pug-nosed Wake micro-van produced by Daihatsu between 2014 and 2022 and also badged as the Toyota Pixis Mega.—
C.C. Weiss
May 26,
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The rocker panel upsweep remains but the wheel arches have become rounder than before.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes,
31 May 2022
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The glorious auburn of Swinton’s upswept hairdo is a sight to see, if not as impressive as the upsweep itself.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 Oct. 2021
Noun
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The actress added black shoes and wore her hair in an elegant updo.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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The actress's blonde hair was styled in an updo.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pageboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageboy. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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