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Recent Examples of pigtail
The actress also wore a retro bouffant with pigtails, channeling ’60s style icon Brigitte Bardot.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Appearing earlier this week at the Los Angeles premiere of A Complete Unknown, Fanning made the case for pigtails on the red carpet.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Her 1960s-style up-do was finished with a pair of tousled pigtails, secured with two crystal hair-ties which doubled as Fanning’s jewelry for the evening.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The grand prize was awarded to Makayla Chambers, one of two female finalists, who wore her hair in pigtails, plus a spray-on beard and a fleece jacket.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Appearing earlier this week at the Los Angeles premiere of A Complete Unknown, Fanning made the case for pigtails on the red carpet.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Her 1960s-style up-do was finished with a pair of tousled pigtails, secured with two crystal hair-ties which doubled as Fanning’s jewelry for the evening.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The grand prize was awarded to Makayla Chambers, one of two female finalists, who wore her hair in pigtails, plus a spray-on beard and a fleece jacket.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigtail
Noun
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The most important thing is still the queue. 📬 Sign up for the Daily Brief Our free, fast, and fun briefing on the global economy, delivered every weekday morning.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
18 Apr. 2025
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Touching on the popular nature of her work, Hendry brushes past the topic of queues.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The concept and styling were heavily criticized as appropriative of Black culture: Haneul had side cornrows, while Natty was wearing gold chains and, at one point, two hats stacked on top of each other.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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Protective styles also made a strong statement in hair trends on day two, with intricate braids and cornrows affirming their place in high fashion.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Private Collection is surprisingly bright for a Saba album, trading the trauma of 2018’s Care for Me and introspection of Few Good Things for songs about community, dating, and dreadlocks.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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For some reason, during his hosting debut, Adrien Brody decided to introduce musical guest Sean Paul while wearing fake dreadlocks and using a Jamaican accent.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Pigtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigtail. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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