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Recent Examples of wig
Kardashian debuted the look, which appeared to be a wig, while leaving a dermatology office in Beverly Hills on June 19.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Animation big wigs have often been ubiquitous presences.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Keith seemed to be enjoying his purple wig, which was long and fluffy like a guitar player in a different kind of '80s band.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Prop styling by Andrea Bonin Is there anything more delightful than John Early in a wig?
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Animation big wigs have often been ubiquitous presences.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Keith seemed to be enjoying his purple wig, which was long and fluffy like a guitar player in a different kind of '80s band.
—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Prop styling by Andrea Bonin Is there anything more delightful than John Early in a wig?
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for wig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wig
Noun
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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.
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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.
Noun
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Comb-overs, bad toupees, the stuff of sitcom jokes.
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He was immediately taken, both by Cheney’s warm personality and the instant results that a toupee can offer.
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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