Definition of wignext
as in rug
a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy

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Recent Examples of wig Today, the deep indigo color is closely associated with the team, inspiring many supporters to wear blue wigs, jerseys and face paint on game day. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 In The Scenario, reporter Kirbie Johnson takes readers behind the scenes of the buzziest movies and TV shows to reveal how the best wigs, special-effects makeup, and more are created. Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 3 July 2026 The head drummer of the colonial fife and drum band was a Black man in a Revolutionary War costume, his dreadlocks peeking from under a powdered wig. Catherine Simpson Bueker, The Conversation, 1 July 2026 Button Gwinnett didn’t want to be in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress in the summer of 1776, and not just because a heat wave gripped the city and delegates dressed in wool and powdered wigs. Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wig
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Noun
  • The 38-year-old singer, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, paired her inky black hairpiece, courtesy of Keisha Moore, with a royal blue Robert Wun gown, styled by Patti Wilson.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
  • Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Comb-overs, bad toupees, the stuff of sitcom jokes.
    Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • He was immediately taken, both by Cheney’s warm personality and the instant results that a toupee can offer.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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