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Recent Examples of tress
Instead, her dirty blond tresses were loosely waved, which was the work of her longtime hairstylist Ken Paves, who famously works with Eva Longoria.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 July 2025
Next, grab a claw clip and twist your tresses around two to three times (depending on how thick your hair is), until the curls appear at the top and fall effortlessly.
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Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 July 2025
Midway through the show, Cher ditched her icy hair backstage and stepped back out with her famous black tresses.
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Michelle Lee,
People.com,
14 July 2025
In more photos that surfaced Tuesday (July 7), Roan — now wearing an oversize suit but still sporting the absurd extensions in her tresses — shoots a sequence in which a taxi cab appears to drag her by the hair through the street.
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 July 2025
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 July 2025
Next, grab a claw clip and twist your tresses around two to three times (depending on how thick your hair is), until the curls appear at the top and fall effortlessly.
—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 July 2025
Midway through the show, Cher ditched her icy hair backstage and stepped back out with her famous black tresses.
—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
14 July 2025
In more photos that surfaced Tuesday (July 7), Roan — now wearing an oversize suit but still sporting the absurd extensions in her tresses — shoots a sequence in which a taxi cab appears to drag her by the hair through the street.
—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tress
Noun
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The combo version ships with both the printer and the AMS 2 Pro packed together in a single large box with thick foam supports, transport locks, and protective bracing that secure the motion system during shipping.
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Lohan wore her hair, styled by Danielle Priano straight down, letting the long blonde locks flow loosely past her rib cage, hitting just above the hem of her cropped jacket.
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.
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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.
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Randall got her first perm at seven years old and consistently relaxed her hair for nearly five decades.
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This time, my eyes slid to the fresh silver polish on her fingernails, her cascading perm thick but without any undergrowth, and those eyes darting from me to the cop, glistening as if on the verge of pouring.
Noun
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The peak of the heat wave will be centered over Germany Saturday with many cities throughout the country expected to reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius).
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Early on, news of the casino’s construction caused waves of controversy across Sonoma County — some of which resulted in death threats against Sarris’ life.
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“Tress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tress. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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