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Recent Examples of roach
Merchandise that might be included in the box are roach socks, roach beanie, roach crossbody bag, roach plush, or a roach tumbler.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Porcupine guard hairs are used in another astonishing Native cultural expression: hair roach head dresses.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Observed one live roach in bar area across from dishwashing machine.
—Staff Reports, Florida Times-Union, 6 Jan. 2026
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Porcupine guard hairs are used in another astonishing Native cultural expression: hair roach head dresses.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Observed one live roach in bar area across from dishwashing machine.
—Staff Reports, Florida Times-Union, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roach
Noun
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That’s the best one, man, and his neat hairdo, looking stylish.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Gomez's Old Hollywood-esque hairdo evoked retro movie stars like Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Dandridge.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ideal for anyone with a bob, the style allows the hair to be shaped into a romantic coiffure with shorter layers becoming part of an ornamental bun. Make-up artist Nina Park complemented the hair look with a delicate helping of blusher over the star’s cheeks and down the bridge of her nose.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
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His hair is the kind of shaggy that suggests abject neglect more than overpriced Hollywood coiffure.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Someone got a haircut as cars whizzed past.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Nothing fancy here, but boy, is the haircut intriguing.—
Krista Carter,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
Noun
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The conk, the afro… and the jheri curl.—
Sonari Glinton,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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On the way to the conk pad, Mike runs over the f–ing show!—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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For the road variant, the F1 GTR Longtail ditched the rear wing, leaving an integrated ducktail spoiler off the engine cover.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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Inspired by Ettore Bugatti’s favorite horse, the Brouillard incorporates a central spine, ducktail rear wing, and a custom tartan interior executed with meticulous craftsmanship.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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From the colorful, floppy hairstyles of Korean boy band Stray Kids, or the non-binary wardrobes of trailblazing singers like G-Dragon of Big Bang and Seonghwa of ATEEZ, K-pop’s male idols have long fostered diverse expressions of masculinity.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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In her hair, red and white lacy ribbons threaded through two braids in an Indigenous Mexican hairstyle.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Schein directs the show with tongue firmly planted in cheek, so there are many amusing sight gags (like an atrocious comb-over wig).—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Then, on the front row of Jeremy Scott’s spring-summer 2013 show, her effortless comb-over bob turned messy hair into a beauty statement.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Roach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roach. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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