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Recent Examples of perm
At one salon, above a row of glass-bowl hairdryers, there’s a poster showing a perm machine from the nineteen-twenties that looks like something out of Frankenstein’s lab.
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Helen Sullivan, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
As somebody who's always wanted curly hair, getting a Korean digital perm was an easy decision.
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025
According to Ratanaruang, Miike even insisted on a specific hairstyle, the Punch Pama, a tight cropped perm popular amongst underworld elements in the 1970s.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Lightning, captures that time period and all its fashion — including Claire’s feathery perm.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Helen Sullivan, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
As somebody who's always wanted curly hair, getting a Korean digital perm was an easy decision.
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025
According to Ratanaruang, Miike even insisted on a specific hairstyle, the Punch Pama, a tight cropped perm popular amongst underworld elements in the 1970s.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Lightning, captures that time period and all its fashion — including Claire’s feathery perm.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 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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The pale hue of her towering hairdo made the perfect complement to her bold gown—a Kevin Germanier Spring 2026 Couture design, which looked as if it were covered in colorful tufts of tinsel.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Competing against Paula Badosa of Spain during Day Two of the 2025 French Open, Osaka added a playful touch to her game-ready hairdo with hot pink extensions fashioned in the shape of flower heads.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Also, Kirby Smart and former longtime German manager Jogi Löw have similarly bad haircuts, so there's that.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Last Wednesday, the hotel was swarmed with guys sporting shaggy haircuts, all looking like Geese frontman Cameron Winter.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
Noun
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After all, who would have thought that complex topological concepts such as Euler characters and homotopies might have anything to do with hairstyles?—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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Her dark blonde tresses were pulled back into a half-up hairstyle, while her makeup consisted of her usual red lip and cat eye.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Tucker Carlson’s perfectly buoyant coiffure?—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Luna will appear in an all-new role that’s been created for the film, but there’s a decent chance his character will appreciate an impressive coiffure.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The conk, the afro… and the jheri curl.—
Sonari Glinton,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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“Perm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perm. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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