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Recent Examples of pigtail
Her face, framed by blond, braided pigtails, showed no sign of illness.
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Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Loring was the first actress to don the iconic pigtails, black dress and white collar synonymous with the character.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Both children share their dad Prince Harry’s signature red hair, with Lilibet’s styled in adorable pigtails.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 May 2025
In another shot, Rock wears his hair in bubble pigtail ponytails paired with a bright aqua eye shadow and pink lip combo.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 May 2025
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Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Loring was the first actress to don the iconic pigtails, black dress and white collar synonymous with the character.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Both children share their dad Prince Harry’s signature red hair, with Lilibet’s styled in adorable pigtails.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 May 2025
In another shot, Rock wears his hair in bubble pigtail ponytails paired with a bright aqua eye shadow and pink lip combo.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigtail
Noun
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Long queues formed at gas stations across the city.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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While some requests can be handled in-house, for those that need to be pushed out to other city departments will go immediately with no hold times or queues like there were before, according to Benjamin.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
Noun
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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
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The Tampa artist performed on last night’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with her cornrows tied to both of her background dancers.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Standing next to him in the indoor baptismal was Iran Dean, also in a white gown and wearing a white bonnet to cover his dreadlocks.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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He is described as 5-foot-8-inches tall, African American, 28 years old with dark dreadlocks.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2025
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“Pigtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigtail. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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