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Recent Examples of bun
Wendy’s signature Classic Chicken Sandwich features similar updates, including the new potato bun and homestyle mayo.
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Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The sandwich features a new marinade, a crispy panko-style breading, a new potato bun and a richer mayo.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Friday, April 24, Chicken and pickle sandwich with whole grain bun, wedge potatoes, beans, Mandarin oranges, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
This padaria is always doing something new—a recent favorite of mine was the matcha, coconut, and passionfruit choux bun.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
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Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The sandwich features a new marinade, a crispy panko-style breading, a new potato bun and a richer mayo.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Friday, April 24, Chicken and pickle sandwich with whole grain bun, wedge potatoes, beans, Mandarin oranges, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
This padaria is always doing something new—a recent favorite of mine was the matcha, coconut, and passionfruit choux bun.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bun
Noun
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Middleton accessorized her festive look with matching green pumps, a stylish fascinator secured atop her low chignon, and gold and green onyx Monica Vinader earrings.—
InStyle Editors,
InStyle,
6 Apr. 2026
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Because Buckley has short hair, a chignon or updo was not an option—but combed neatly back with a side part, clearing the face, feels like a very Grace Kelly detail.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The newest beehive at the White House.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The beehive has been taken as symbolic of the unity of our faith.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While her most daring hair look thus far, this updo wouldn't be the only major moment Hathaway has had this year.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hairstylist Andy Lecompte gave Hayek a sculptural updo with the front softly yet dramatically side-swept, allowing her gray streaks to be center-stage.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
20 Apr. 2026
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On March 2—one day before debuting her new pageboy bob at Paris Fashion Week—Hadid made her grand entrance in a pair of straight-leg jeans that stop well above the ankle, showing off much of her beige crew sock and the entire tongue of her black loafers.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
7 Mar. 2026
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The movie begins in 1989, when Martin was just out of her teens and fighting in Toughwoman contests, and spans 22 years, providing all sorts of opportunities for ungainly period hairstyles, from a ragged pageboy to a curly mullet to a frizzy shag.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His pug, Thor, lives with Brenda’s sister.—
Nichole Manna,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dog breeds like pugs and French and English bulldogs now have significantly altered skull shapes that result in serious, and even life-threatening, issues created by our value of aesthetics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
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This time, my eyes slid to the fresh silver polish on her fingernails, her cascading perm thick but without any undergrowth, and those eyes darting from me to the cop, glistening as if on the verge of pouring.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
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For those wanting even more body, Destin says a modern perm can help add long-lasting texture to fine hair.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The '80s were a great time to have big hair, as Brooke can attest.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Even if Hailey Bieber hasn’t gone platinum overnight, a big hair transformation isn’t out of the cards for her.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Bun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bun. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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