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Recent Examples of perm
With my short hair with the perm on top and a big scar.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Touted as a perm for your lashes, lash lifts are for the minimalist makeup girlies who want that lifted look sans all that extra effort of using mascara, a curler, and extensions.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Products used for coloring, permanent waves (perms), or hair relaxers contain chemicals that increase the risk of hair breakage.1
Some shampoos can also cause hair to break.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
One day, my aunt took me to the hairdresser and gave me a curly perm as a birthday present.
—Charlotte Mensah, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Touted as a perm for your lashes, lash lifts are for the minimalist makeup girlies who want that lifted look sans all that extra effort of using mascara, a curler, and extensions.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Products used for coloring, permanent waves (perms), or hair relaxers contain chemicals that increase the risk of hair breakage.1
Some shampoos can also cause hair to break.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
One day, my aunt took me to the hairdresser and gave me a curly perm as a birthday present.
—Charlotte Mensah, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perm
Noun
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While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
Noun
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Mount, for example, sports a curly hairdo and a gut to play the nebbish creator of the show, while Paul Wesley’s Kirk is an actor who plays a starship captain who delivers lines in a Shatner-esque style.—
Vanessa Armstrong,
IndieWire,
31 July 2025
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Lola Tung arrived at the Prime Book Club Live event in Australia on Wednesday morning with an avant-garde hairdo and lavender-toned blush.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Women with long brown hair were advised to get shorter haircuts or wear their long locks in a ponytail.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
30 July 2025
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Finally on hand was Lana Hamilton, a no-nonsense educator with a gray pixie haircut and glasses that slipped down the bridge of her nose.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Carrie Underwood is trading in her signature platinum blonde hairstyle for her natural color.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Likewise, her wife, de Rossi, was seen with her shorter hairstyle grown out just shy of her shoulders, creating a wavy bob.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The parade of state champions has done it with flair, both in their performance and their coiffure.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 May 2025
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The term hair-raising takes on new meaning as two performers contort their bodies high above the stage, connected only by their coiffures.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the way to the conk pad, Mike runs over the f–ing show!—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2024
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“Perm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perm. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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