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hairdo

[hair-doo] / ˈhɛərˌdu /
NOUN
coiffure
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This is not a tale where the heroine’s acceptable aesthetics are revealed by her removing her glasses or allowing her tousled waves to tumble out of a tightly pinned hairdo.

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

"If I saw that face without the hairdo and pearls, would never guess who it was meant to be," another said.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

Never mind that it was said to have been dreamed up by kids at a soda fountain that Short frequented and referred mainly to her upswept hairdo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Manville’s real-people arc continued with this year’s “Back to Black,” in which she’s Amy Winehouse’s beloved grandmother Cynthia, a former singer herself who created her granddaughter’s signature beehive hairdo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024

For four weeks, until his curls grew back, he had the most interesting punk hairdo in town.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

The hashtag "hanfu" has been viewed over eleven billion times on Instagram-like Xiaohongshu, and is filled with posts of women in elaborate costumes and hairdos.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

A succession of terrible hairdos effectively tones down Ms. Sweeney’s good looks, but she’s still recognizable, and more charmingly eager than she has ever been before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Contestants in the West African nation often spend a huge amount of money on their appearance, from outfits to hairdos - with very few choosing the natural look.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025

You’d be crazy not to make a documentary about all of it, about all the weird hairdos and strange lingo, all the anguish and absurdity.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

We’re all in the same uniform, but some of the girls got special hairdos for the occasion, I notice.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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