tress

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Recent Examples of tress When her hair is down, she’s most commonly known for styling her tresses in a middle part, but more recently the singer has been playing with an exaggerated side part. Rachel Flynn, People.com, 23 June 2025 Her glam featured her blond tresses styled with a side part and natural waves and makeup with bold brows and a pop of color with her red lip. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 June 2025 Just like my wolf cut of yesteryear, Turner’s new chop grants her a bit more volume than her chest-length tresses, while surely taking less time to style. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 May 2025 Castor, rosemary, argan, jojoba, and more have long be purported to produce stronger, longer tresses. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tress
Noun
  • Camila Alves McConaughey waved her dark locks from the roots to the tips, while Bb Trickz added inches to her ends with extensions.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
  • Rose doesn't have the restraint of a neurotypical 9-year-old, so chemicals and electronics are kept behind three levels of locks.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • With my short hair with the perm on top and a big scar.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • This week's move higher triggered a big wave of short liquidations.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 11 July 2025
  • Surfers have the mountainous waves of Mavericks Beach near Half Moon Bay.
    James Rainey Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025

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“Tress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tress. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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