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Recent Examples of big hair
Way back in the decade of big hair and (even bigger) shoulder pads, Minogue’s showbiz story didn’t actually start with music.
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Louis Staples,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
The next scene will be set on Halloween in the 1980s, with big hair and bold fashion.
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Not to mention, all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair, my big… uh, personality.
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Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
Is there a photo that captures the big hair of the '80s more perfectly?
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Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for big hair
Louis Staples,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
The next scene will be set on Halloween in the 1980s, with big hair and bold fashion.
—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Not to mention, all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair, my big… uh, personality.
—
Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
Is there a photo that captures the big hair of the '80s more perfectly?
—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for big hair
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big hair
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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.
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If hotness is an effort to make the ephemeral permanent, then illness is a constant reminder of how nothing is forever.
Noun
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Their head coach, Curt Cignetti, perpetually scowling beneath his 1950s crew cut, is fuel for countless memes.
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For the event, the actor returned to his shaggy crew cut in his honey blonde hue — coordinating his 'stache and all.
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Here, the vocalist juxtaposed a mature half-sheer white gown with a ballerina bun, blue eyeliner in her bottom lash line, coral and bronze eye shadow on her lids, black mascara and a nude lip.
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The creation is served on a steamed Big Marty’s sesame seed bun.
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Hot tea with my backyard honey, comfy clothes, checking on my garden and beehives barefoot, and making a salad from the garden.
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Westfield Century City's rooftop beehive.
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Short-muzzle breeds like pugs and bull dogs are at higher risk of heat stroke, as are older dogs, overweight dogs and dogs with medical conditions, according to Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine.
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The black pug, named Shadow, was found trapped at the bottom of a deep hole at a construction site in Northern California on June 16, according to the Marin County Fire Department.
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This means a patient can fly out on a Thursday and be back at a desk the next week without an obvious buzz cut announcing what happened.
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Summer is the ultimate time to embrace a short hair grow-out, from pixie to buzz cut.
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Another snap showed hairstylist Fabio Petri putting the finishing touches on her elegant chignon, which was adorned with delicate white flowers.
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Rather than sitting squarely at the nape of her neck, the chignon is jauntily positioned off-center, with a roll starting behind one ear and sweeping gracefully toward the opposite side.
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Anchored by the tenderness of Comer’s performance (the actress’ movie star glamour futilely undermined by a godforsaken pageboy cut), Sister Brigid offers herself as proof that old wounds can be tended into blooming gardens of love, and Robin is thus inspired to rewrite his own legend.
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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.
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“Big hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20hair. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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