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Recent Examples of uncombed
The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face.
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Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all.
—Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all.
—Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncombed
Adjective
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Cyrus’s disheveled appearance, moreover, was alarming enough that his son, Trace Cyrus, went public on social media with his concerns about his father’s well-being, the Daily Mail also reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Her emotional promo alongside a disheveled Bianca Belair was a peak into WWE’s next era of Black Cinema.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This romantically rustic wreath weaves shaggy swags of greenery with white tulips and stalks of berries, then ties it all together with a neat black-and-white bow.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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Hashing things out with his tech wizard brother-in-law Maury (a shaggy Guy Pearce), Karsh wonders if ecological protesters or religious groups or competitors are upset with his global expansion plans, which include a lava field in Iceland.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The show’s messy web of care and connection is entertaining and funny.—
David E. Tolchinsky,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
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Plus, Sherman-Palladino and Palladino were amenable to her perspective on Geneviève, an overburdened, passionate woman with a messy personal life.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Monday's event was the latest congressional town hall to get chaotic.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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As a governance matter, some investors complained that the pivots are too chaotic.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Consequently, disordered labor disputes have added to the sense of lawlessness and have worsened the economic decline.—
Lindsay Benstead,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Feb. 2013
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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If readers are confused, consider yet again that Instagram could claim all of 30 million users when its acquisition was announced.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Those who lost their Medicaid health care reported being unaware or confused about how to report work hours.—
Phil Galewitz,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Uncombed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncombed. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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