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Recent Examples of pigtail
Ortega did not walk the red carpet in Wednesday's trademark pigtail braids, but instead wore her hair parted to the side and styled in soft curls at the ends, with her bangs shaped and sculpted into a perfect twirly little swoop atop her forehead.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 June 2025
The Belfast actor shared a photo of himself in a blue wig (complete with pigtails!), red dress and gold heels, courtesy of his daughters, Dulcie, Elva, and Alberta.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 11 June 2025
Sienna, 8, wore her hair in adorable pigtails while Ciara wore a middle part with loose curls pulled back.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 June 2025
Dads, there’s honor in allowing your daughter to put your hair in pigtails and paint your nails puke green.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 June 2025
The Belfast actor shared a photo of himself in a blue wig (complete with pigtails!), red dress and gold heels, courtesy of his daughters, Dulcie, Elva, and Alberta.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 11 June 2025
Sienna, 8, wore her hair in adorable pigtails while Ciara wore a middle part with loose curls pulled back.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 June 2025
Dads, there’s honor in allowing your daughter to put your hair in pigtails and paint your nails puke green.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigtail
Noun
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And something like sport is also seen as a way to jump the queue.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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Data on queue length, bot profiles, and resale analytics fed future releases, not to ease congestion, but to stoke it.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the first film, released in July 2020, the 33-year-old actor wore cornrows.—
Taryn Finley,
refinery29.com,
10 July 2025
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As a statement take on classic cornrows, Doechii referenced the wardrobe from Solange’s 2016 performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon for the hair artist to execute.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Motorcycles, smoking cigars, partying, dreadlocks… loves a fight, funny.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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Jheri curls and waves to dreadlocks and braids — three sisters have been trusted with a whole lot of hairstyles at a Mt. Juliet salon that celebrates 57 years in business this spring.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Pigtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigtail. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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