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Recent Examples of pigtail
In the end, her disobedience—forged in tandem with and in opposition to her tribe—felt unmoored without a fellow-Mitford’s pigtail to pull.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Her hairstyle can be recreated with a half-up, half-down look featuring two high pigtails.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Next, tie your hair — or a blonde wig — into two pigtails and color the ends with wash-out pink and blue hair dye.
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The upload showed Harper dressed in a pink pajama set with her hair in braided pigtails, leaning forward to use a brush on his face.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 May 2025
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Her hairstyle can be recreated with a half-up, half-down look featuring two high pigtails.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Next, tie your hair — or a blonde wig — into two pigtails and color the ends with wash-out pink and blue hair dye.
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The upload showed Harper dressed in a pink pajama set with her hair in braided pigtails, leaning forward to use a brush on his face.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigtail
Noun
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Our design queue for Spring 2026 is opening now — call today to ensure your first sunset of May is spent on your new terrace, not a waiting list.—
Rosehill Gardens,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Skipper Society is themed to the classic attraction Jungle Cruise and the soundtrack even plays the queue music throughout the lounge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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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After not being able to find a barber in Philly, growing his hair out as a Rookie turned cornrows into his signature, starting with a black headband and straightbacks during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Hillbilly hippies with dreadlock beards buried safes in the woods containing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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One was described as a Black male with medium-length dreadlocks, a dark complexion, and a heavy build.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Pigtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigtail. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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