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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.
—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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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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This small step locks in extra hydration and has made a huge difference in my routine.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Plus, each zipper compartment locks to prevent pick-pocketers.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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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Jeremy Strong may soon be getting a perm and rocking a gold chain.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
31 July 2025
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But far, far worse than this was the figure sitting upright in an armchair, with a rigid perm and unblinking eyes.—
Kate Weinberg
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Small pups get the first splash, followed by bigger dogs ready to make waves.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Tress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tress. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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