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Recent Examples of dreadlock
Martin is described as a Black male, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing roughly 120 pounds, with untwisted dreadlocks.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Hillbilly hippies with dreadlock beards buried safes in the woods containing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
His request for a religious exemption to keep his dreadlocks was flatly dismissed.
—ABC News, 14 Nov. 2025
The coolest performance of the night however went to Kravitz, who appeared on stage behind a cloud of smoke in tight blue pants, a blue shirt and gold tank-top underneath shaking his long dreadlocks on stage before a crowd of thousands at the end of the night.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 3 May 2025
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Hillbilly hippies with dreadlock beards buried safes in the woods containing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
His request for a religious exemption to keep his dreadlocks was flatly dismissed.
—ABC News, 14 Nov. 2025
The coolest performance of the night however went to Kravitz, who appeared on stage behind a cloud of smoke in tight blue pants, a blue shirt and gold tank-top underneath shaking his long dreadlocks on stage before a crowd of thousands at the end of the night.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreadlock
Noun
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The snippet shows Cassie wearing pigtails, white briefs and sheer, babydoll-style lingerie while sucking on a pacifier.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Like the original from 1986, this Molly doll features gray eyes, brown hair with bangs, and two pigtail braids tied with red bows.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Virginia, another 50 GW of data center projects sit active in the queue.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Mystery on the Backlot experience bogged down as fans waited in massive queues for the Big Reveal finale that seemed to happen every 20 to 30 minutes.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the first film, released in July 2020, the 33-year-old actor wore cornrows.—
Taryn Finley,
refinery29.com,
10 July 2025
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After not being able to find a barber in Philly, growing his hair out as a Rookie turned cornrows into his signature, starting with a black headband and straightbacks during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
6 June 2025
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“Dreadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreadlock. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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