beehive

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Recent Examples of beehive While beehives — manmade structures within which honeybees can nest and produce honey — have been created for millennia, designs continue to develop. Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 11 July 2025 She’s been known to sport curly crops, loose beehives, and BumpIts headbands à la Brigette Bardot. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 June 2025 The ship is a beehive of activity from early morning Zumba classes run by passengers to late-night dancing. Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025 All the sauces are made in-house, many incorporating honey sourced from 19 beehives on the 7-acres surrounding the Old Saybrook location. Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for beehive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beehive
Noun
  • In their place, messy buns, indie sleaze layering and a cigarette hanging from the lip à la 2000s-era Kate Moss signal an aesthetic marked by attitude over appearance.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
  • For glam, the star wore her jet-black hair piled high on her head into a loose bun.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • The Princess Royal wore her hair in a chignon in lieu of a bouffant, deviating from the voluminous hairdo that's considered a hallmark of her signature style.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 10 July 2025
  • Until now, when her hair was styled in more of a low chignon.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Mosier works with the university on social media strategy, and recently decided to bring her superstar pug to the school's campus for a visit.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 May 2025
  • Ames dressed the pug in boots, socks, a onesie and a coat to keep her warm.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fast forward to Saturday (July 13), and Thompson posted his own set of vacation shots from the Bahamas, one clearly showing Meg’s backside and big hair.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 July 2025
  • And although the era of big hair, pastels and Pac-Man has long gone, A Flock of Seagulls and their ‘80s contemporaries left an indelible imprint on pop culture with their New Wave sound and look.
    David Chiu, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • With their hair slicked into updos, Nicole Ari Parker and Tracee Ellis Ross tuned in on their makeup looks.
    Essence, Essence, 28 July 2025
  • Sarah Niles Sarah Niles donned a sculpted updo on the red carpet on Monday night, harking back to the beehive hair trend popular among ’60s movie stars and music artists, such as The Ronettes.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • The rocker panel upsweep remains but the wheel arches have become rounder than before.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 31 May 2022
  • The glorious auburn of Swinton’s upswept hairdo is a sight to see, if not as impressive as the upsweep itself.
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • The good news is that a bob will complement anyone.
    Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 24 July 2025
  • Take inspiration from actress Lily Collins and make a sleek bob your haircut of choice to style out this summer, or copy singer Dove Cameron and keep your hair off your neck with playful space buns.
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 22 July 2025

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“Beehive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beehive. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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