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Recent Examples of wig
Will Vicari’s wig and makeup design complete the extravagantly artificial fashion of the period.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
To woo her, Almaviva hires Figaro (baritone Dean Murphy), the town’s jack-of-all-trades who (among other tasks) is the doctor’s barber and wig stylist.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The critiques were heard, Murphy told Newsom; Pidgeon, a brunette then wearing a wig, was ultimately forced to bleach.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Jeff Gordon is a big wig at Hendricks Motorsports.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
To woo her, Almaviva hires Figaro (baritone Dean Murphy), the town’s jack-of-all-trades who (among other tasks) is the doctor’s barber and wig stylist.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The critiques were heard, Murphy told Newsom; Pidgeon, a brunette then wearing a wig, was ultimately forced to bleach.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Jeff Gordon is a big wig at Hendricks Motorsports.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wig
Noun
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While scouting factories, Edwin and his collaborators visited a functioning wig factory in Bali, where entire families labor together crafting elaborate hairpieces for international export.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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In a match between the heavyweights Jarrell Miller and Kingsley Ibeh, an uppercut from Ibeh caused Miller’s hairpiece to flap back like the lid on a box.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Alongside his caption, Miller shared an AI video of him driving a car with the roof off while his toupee lifted off his head in the wind.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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One of Miller’s cornermen seemingly notified him of the situation just as the third round was about to begin, prompting the 318-pounder to stand, shrug to the crowd cartoonishly and peel the toupee off his head.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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