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wiglets

noun

plural of wiglet
as in postiches

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  1. falls
  2. extensions
  3. switches
Noun
  • Thirteen percent of older adults have experienced a traumatic brain injury — most often caused by falls — and more than 80 percent of traumatic brain injuries are concussions.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Skubal reached the playoffs in each of the last two falls with the Detroit Tigers but was once part of a club that lost 96 games.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of falls
Noun
  • Dove’s next refillable moves — line extensions, new scents or a men’s version — as a gauge of internal commitment.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Once employed for red-carpet transformations for some ultra-glamorous lengths, extensions are increasingly becoming an everyday styling tool as a way to add density, movement, or just a few extra inches without fundamentally changing a cut.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of extensions
Noun
  • Traditional KVMs live happily around racks and network switches.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Detailed in the script, Carrie crushes the spewing water pipes with her mind, but the folks manning the on-and-off switches aren’t yet in sync.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of switches
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“Wiglets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiglets. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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