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Recent Examples of pigtail
The actor, who turned 56 this past November, shared a new photo of himself on Instagram rocking bright blonde pigtails and a full beard.
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Gabi has big brown eyes, pigtails, and a genetic condition that makes her bones brittle.
—Kate Wells, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
In the end, her disobedience—forged in tandem with and in opposition to her tribe—felt unmoored without a fellow-Mitford’s pigtail to pull.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
First-day-of-school pictures went from smiles in pink dresses and pigtails with bows in her hair, to a child with a spiky, short haircut and baggy clothes.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Gabi has big brown eyes, pigtails, and a genetic condition that makes her bones brittle.
—Kate Wells, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
In the end, her disobedience—forged in tandem with and in opposition to her tribe—felt unmoored without a fellow-Mitford’s pigtail to pull.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
First-day-of-school pictures went from smiles in pink dresses and pigtails with bows in her hair, to a child with a spiky, short haircut and baggy clothes.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigtail
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
Noun
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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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Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images The modern era of cheating in chess began on a Thursday in July 1993, when a man with shoulder-length dreadlocks walked into the World Open tournament in Philadelphia and registered as John von Neumann.—
Kit Chellel,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Riq Woolen’s goggles fit awkwardly on his head because of the dreadlocks.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Pigtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigtail. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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