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Recent Examples of quiff
The Swede pounced, just a quiff’s distance from the goal line.
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Mitnick wears Danny’s black quiff and leather jacket.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The look is described as a quiff with little to no hair sticking out from the sides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Then Paul Hollywood would close in across the lawn, his silver quiff cutting the air like a fin.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
During the performance, Twain wore a dazzling cream dress with her hair in a partial quiff.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
On the evidence of the trailer, the quiff of Quaid is a monument for the ages.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Her big hair channeled a looks that was once popular in the '50s and '60s, as her quiff stood several inches in the air, while the the hair in the back of her head remained curled.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Mitnick wears Danny’s black quiff and leather jacket.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The look is described as a quiff with little to no hair sticking out from the sides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Then Paul Hollywood would close in across the lawn, his silver quiff cutting the air like a fin.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
During the performance, Twain wore a dazzling cream dress with her hair in a partial quiff.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
On the evidence of the trailer, the quiff of Quaid is a monument for the ages.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Her big hair channeled a looks that was once popular in the '50s and '60s, as her quiff stood several inches in the air, while the the hair in the back of her head remained curled.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiff
Noun
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From across the barbecue pit, see an Elvis impersonator, full pompadour over skinny jeans, plus a girlfriend who looks exactly like Priscilla.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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By the 2000s, her bold lip remained, however her short hair (which saw shapes like pompadours and bobs) took on new sculpted shapes.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What one needs on a breezy day might differ from during the summer or for a sleek hairdo.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Create a Sim with clothes, jewelry, and hairdos).—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
Noun
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This hairstyle is perfect for brides whose style goes more feminine and soft.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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Rebellion was also apparent in the hairstyles exhibited, most notably by singer Miley Cyrus, a fashion fanatic, whose short, spiked look paired perfectly with her risque fishnet Marc Jacobs gown.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The food icon recently grabbed headlines by putting his signature spiked bleached coiffure on the downlow for a Bosch appliances/power tools Super Bowl commercial.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kendall Jenner’s blonde coiffure owes something to Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Geoff recently had a client travel up from Inglewood to support Altadena by getting his haircut at Lawrence and Colbert Salon.—
Samantha Stokes,
Essence,
6 May 2026
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Fontanez interviewed Obama in 2024 while giving him a haircut—a conversation that got more than twenty-four million views on TikTok.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Quiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiff. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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