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locks
Noun
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Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026 -
The influencer wore her hair in a low ponytail, with a few locks gently falling on the sides of her face.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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“Tresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tresses. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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