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Recent Examples of pigtail
Gabi has big brown eyes, pigtails, and a genetic condition that makes her bones brittle.
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Kate Wells, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Wednesday might be for pigtail braids and pinstripe skirt suits, but Sunday at the Actor Awards 2026 called for boudoir chic—at least, for Jenna Ortega.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Mar. 2026
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.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
First-day-of-school pictures went from smiles in pink dresses and pigtails with bows in her hair, to a child with a spiky, short haircut and baggy clothes.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
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Kate Wells, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Wednesday might be for pigtail braids and pinstripe skirt suits, but Sunday at the Actor Awards 2026 called for boudoir chic—at least, for Jenna Ortega.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Mar. 2026
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.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
First-day-of-school pictures went from smiles in pink dresses and pigtails with bows in her hair, to a child with a spiky, short haircut and baggy clothes.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigtail
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Seeing customers lined up waiting outside a run-down restaurant down the street, McLamore joined the queue and got what other people were getting, a couple of quarter-pound hamburgers on five-inch buns topped with lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, pickles, onions and ketchup.—
Steve Patterson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The pandemic special is not available online, but why not queue up this lyric video version for a pick-me-up?—
Jennifer Armstrong,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
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Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images The modern era of cheating in chess began on a Thursday in July 1993, when a man with shoulder-length dreadlocks walked into the World Open tournament in Philadelphia and registered as John von Neumann.—
Kit Chellel,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Riq Woolen’s goggles fit awkwardly on his head because of the dreadlocks.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Pigtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigtail. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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