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Recent Examples of tress
Her long, glossy tresses cascaded down over a lace negligee that hugged her figure. . . .
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Roland High, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
Jones wore her dark tresses in a side part, while her makeup consisted of brown eye shadow, pink blush and a glossy nude lip.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
The two resembled each other with their long blonde tresses and matching uniforms.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 May 2025
But lately, she’s been growing out her long tresses.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 1 May 2025
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Roland High, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
Jones wore her dark tresses in a side part, while her makeup consisted of brown eye shadow, pink blush and a glossy nude lip.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
The two resembled each other with their long blonde tresses and matching uniforms.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 May 2025
But lately, she’s been growing out her long tresses.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tress
Noun
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Nena Farrell The Best Bike Locks and Ebike Locks Our favorite bike locks for every ride, including new locks designed to thwart angle grinders.—
Parker Hall,
Wired News,
21 June 2025
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George Russell’s eyes narrowed under his flowing locks.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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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
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There is always a temptation to make the temporary permanent, which is why the peace government must prioritize elections.—
Ashraf Ghani,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2021
Noun
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With my short hair with the perm on top and a big scar.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Touted as a perm for your lashes, lash lifts are for the minimalist makeup girlies who want that lifted look sans all that extra effort of using mascara, a curler, and extensions.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
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William Yang, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, says the policy likely responds to a wave of high-level espionage cases uncovered in March.—
Ashish Valentine,
NPR,
29 June 2025
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In new photos shared by The Daily Mail, Turner and Person can be seen embracing and holding hands at Glastonbury Festival following a wave of breakup rumors.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
28 June 2025
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“Tress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tress. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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