as in rugs
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 wigs
Shortly after sharing her diagnosis, some of her friends sent miracle cures and wigs in the mail.
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Stephanie Brown, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Among the sparkling gowns and bouffant wigs are a still-growing selection from Heklina’s own collection, donated in the past year by the performer’s close friend and executor Nancy French.
—Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Shorter wigs inherently allow for more voluminous hair with minimal shedding, as the strands do not hang long enough to be weighed down by tension, and this wig was no exception.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
In the photo, Martin can be seen hugging her cast members on stage while holding a bouquet of flowers and a handful of wigs.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
But somehow, someway, Johnny ended up in a meeting with big wigs involved in the Hotel Kansas City project.
—Jenna Thompson
march 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special sees Cyrus return to the set of the Disney Channel show that launched her career, reflecting on her wigs, her closet and her early days in Hollywood alongside her mom Tish and dad Billy Ray.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Get your blond wigs, sequin dresses and cowboy boots ready.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Models strutting in retro pouffy wigs (the models literally look like ’60s mannequins), shirts with giant buttons, leather pants that look four sizes too huge.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Stephanie Brown, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Among the sparkling gowns and bouffant wigs are a still-growing selection from Heklina’s own collection, donated in the past year by the performer’s close friend and executor Nancy French.
—Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Shorter wigs inherently allow for more voluminous hair with minimal shedding, as the strands do not hang long enough to be weighed down by tension, and this wig was no exception.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
In the photo, Martin can be seen hugging her cast members on stage while holding a bouquet of flowers and a handful of wigs.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
But somehow, someway, Johnny ended up in a meeting with big wigs involved in the Hotel Kansas City project.
—Jenna Thompson
march 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special sees Cyrus return to the set of the Disney Channel show that launched her career, reflecting on her wigs, her closet and her early days in Hollywood alongside her mom Tish and dad Billy Ray.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Get your blond wigs, sequin dresses and cowboy boots ready.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Models strutting in retro pouffy wigs (the models literally look like ’60s mannequins), shirts with giant buttons, leather pants that look four sizes too huge.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wigs
Noun
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For larger items — refrigerators, sofas, beds, big rugs.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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My apartment had turned into a high-stakes obstacle course where my expensive area rugs were constantly being held hostage by my damp, dirty mop pad.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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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Then, Rick Owens turned the cut into overgrown lashes and pastel hairpieces directed by digital artist Bernardo Martins (and styled by Duffy).—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2026
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