cosmetology
noun
cos·me·tol·o·gy
ˌkäz-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē 
: the cosmetic treatment of the skin, hair, and nails
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In 2024, BeyGOOD announced a partnership with Cécred to award $500,000 annually to support cosmetology school student scholarships and salon business grants in cities across the country.
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Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Many of the colleges the Department of Education has flagged with lower earnings disclosures are for-profit institutions and cosmetology schools.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
This list comprises vocational and career-focused schools, primarily specializing in beauty, cosmetology, hair design, and related trades, with a few institutions offering career training in healthcare and interactive entertainment.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Complete with four attachments—a concentrator, diffuser, brush, and finisher—this do-it-all hair dryer is the next best thing to a cosmetology school diploma.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 26 Nov. 2025
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Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Many of the colleges the Department of Education has flagged with lower earnings disclosures are for-profit institutions and cosmetology schools.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
This list comprises vocational and career-focused schools, primarily specializing in beauty, cosmetology, hair design, and related trades, with a few institutions offering career training in healthcare and interactive entertainment.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Complete with four attachments—a concentrator, diffuser, brush, and finisher—this do-it-all hair dryer is the next best thing to a cosmetology school diploma.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cosmetology
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“Cosmetology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmetology. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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