as in wigs
a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area
the weatherman calmly adjusted his toupee after the wind nearly blew it off
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Likewise, the information helps Mancuso tailor wigs on what is sometimes very short notice, and the two departments collaborate incredibly closely to, say, transform Bad Bunny into a chatbot companion (of sorts).—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026 -
Everyone is dressed in powdered wigs and the garb of the Revolutionary War era.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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“Toupees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toupees. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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