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[wig] / wɪg /


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When the property was listed, images revealed an incredible glimpse inside the dwelling, which features a meditation room inside the primary suite, a climate-controlled wig room, a private gym, and a movie theater.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Tiara Jones contributed the essential wig and makeup design.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

There was Molly Hollis, a middle-aged, Midwestern former schoolteacher whose creation required body padding and a wig; a flamboyant redhead; a nearly invisible elderly woman; and, most uncannily, Reichl’s own mother.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

So when he heard on social media that Germans were congregating in Times Square, Altmeks readily pulled on a jersey of his hero Rudi Voller -- plus a wig mimicking the famed striker's blond curls.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

She herself I noticed had not taken off either her wig or her gloves or her shoes.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

“Our wigs were very helpful in what we call ‘hairography,’ where we can hide our face or swing our hair around,” says Wajih.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Every year, thousands of people around the world don red robes – and in some cases long black wigs – for The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Through her coaching service, Mann helps people explore wigs, scarves, or going completely bald, depending on their desires.

From Slate May 23, 2026

It showcases wigs, hand-sewn costumes and sets made using period techniques.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

These curious words are from the poem called “To a Mouse,” but the sentiment does not apply solely to rodents, or to wigs, for that matter.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

“I think it wigged me out subconsciously,” he recalled.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Big dog wigs for big wigged dogs and dog bigwigs, little dog wigs for little wigged dogs and dog littlewigs!

From Slate Nov. 4, 2018

Instead, Carson waddled out dressed and wigged like the talkative octogenarian Aunt Blabby.

From Washington Times Aug. 20, 2017

What’s weird is that that joyful irreverance that I think of as so definitive of our national character is nowhere in our “official” cultural ouputs, except if you count the we-were-all-in-sydney-university-drama-society-together-in-1973 wigged impressions of politicians.

From New York Times Jun. 21, 2017

“Great. You got wigged out by a smell?”

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

In Louis-Dreyfus, who starred opposite James Gandolfini in “Enough Said,” Holofcener has found the ideal collaborator, an actor gloriously adept at wigging out but also capable of conveying vulnerability with a persuasive honesty.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2023

Following MacNair's lawsuit, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists launched an investigation into wigging cases, and concluded that wigging is "not acceptable and that this should not happen again."

From Salon Oct. 13, 2021

Miller had two of his touchdowns after halftime, wigging through a hole on an off-tackle run and dashed down the sideline for a 75-yard TD.

From Seattle Times Oct. 9, 2021

It was once commonplace for studios to use stuntmen in wigs instead of female doubles, a practice known as wigging.

From Reuters May 6, 2021

Why, yes—I confess he gave me a tolerable wigging.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various




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