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
Investigators also believe that Ashlee swapped wigs throughout the trip, changing to a darker wig that is similar in color and style to the one Melodee was seen wearing.
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Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Over the next three days, authorities say Buzzard appeared to swap wigs, trading fake, honey blonde curls for a darker wig closer to the style Melodee was seen in.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Remy Bond is bringing listeners into her ethereal world of coconut bras, burlesque dancers, giant wigs, and tropical flowers.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Surveillance images show the mom and daughter -- both appearing to be wearing wigs -- at a Santa Barbara-area rental car business that day, authorities said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
The mother is also known to wear wigs, authorities said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Humanoids, robotic dogs, and articulated arms don wigs, witch hats, and googly eyes, dancing under red and blue strobes.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
The couple — romantically linked since 2021 — dressed as art and fashion icons Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick, donning wigs and costumes reminiscent of their looks from the 1965 New York Film Festival.
—Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Every Halloween, a group of seven longtime friends from Omaha, Nebraska, trade their everyday jobs and family duties for wigs, costumes, and movie magic.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Over the next three days, authorities say Buzzard appeared to swap wigs, trading fake, honey blonde curls for a darker wig closer to the style Melodee was seen in.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Remy Bond is bringing listeners into her ethereal world of coconut bras, burlesque dancers, giant wigs, and tropical flowers.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Surveillance images show the mom and daughter -- both appearing to be wearing wigs -- at a Santa Barbara-area rental car business that day, authorities said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
The mother is also known to wear wigs, authorities said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Humanoids, robotic dogs, and articulated arms don wigs, witch hats, and googly eyes, dancing under red and blue strobes.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
The couple — romantically linked since 2021 — dressed as art and fashion icons Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick, donning wigs and costumes reminiscent of their looks from the 1965 New York Film Festival.
—Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Every Halloween, a group of seven longtime friends from Omaha, Nebraska, trade their everyday jobs and family duties for wigs, costumes, and movie magic.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wigs
rugs
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In the home category, there are plenty of Black Friday deals to take advantage of, including bedding sets, bath towels, area rugs, and more from Yankee Candle, Bedsure, and Eufy, to name a few.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Area rugs also create distinct spaces within a room.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Wigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigs. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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