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Recent Examples of bun
But the restaurant’s menu overall is small and focused on its oversized chicken tenders, which can also be inserted into a bun to make sliders.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Bringing low-key, quiet luxury to the masses, Bieber is responsible for the army of jeans-and-a-tank-top girls traipsing through Erewhon on one coast and the West Village on the other, sporting slick buns while climbing the career ladder, and then stopping off for a spritz.
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 29 May 2025
In the clip, Swift can be seen in a white off-the-shoulder look featuring a dainty floral pattern, pulling her hair up in a bun and finishing everything off with her signature red lip.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 May 2025
This award-winning Japanese fish, known for its delicate, buttery flavor, is enveloped in a toasted brioche bun with shrimp pâté and fragrant lemongrass.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Bringing low-key, quiet luxury to the masses, Bieber is responsible for the army of jeans-and-a-tank-top girls traipsing through Erewhon on one coast and the West Village on the other, sporting slick buns while climbing the career ladder, and then stopping off for a spritz.
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 29 May 2025
In the clip, Swift can be seen in a white off-the-shoulder look featuring a dainty floral pattern, pulling her hair up in a bun and finishing everything off with her signature red lip.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 May 2025
This award-winning Japanese fish, known for its delicate, buttery flavor, is enveloped in a toasted brioche bun with shrimp pâté and fragrant lemongrass.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bun
Noun
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Her hair, styled by Jenny Cho, was pulled into a tight chignon.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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Her hair was pulled back into a tight chignon with minimal jewelry and makeup as the final touches.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Beekeepers began the careful work of rebuilding about 300 beehives, said Derek Condit, one of the beekeepers who responded to the scene.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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Scenes showed Meghan floating through a kitchen and garden — though reportedly not her own — visiting a beehive, arranging flowers and hobnobbing with celebrity guests, including Mindy Kaling, chef Roy Choi and Bay Area notables Alice Waters and Tatcha founder Vicky Tsai.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Related Articles To complete their look, the actor wore a curly wig in an updo, nodding to Peters’ signature hairstyle.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
8 June 2025
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The former Disney star also paired the look with black sunglasses and high heels and wore her blonde hair in an old-fashioned updo with curled bangs.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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For example, canines with short legs, such as corgis, or ones with short noses, like pugs, find swimming to be difficult.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Have long or thick fur. Are a breed with breathing issues, including bulldogs, pugs, boxers, Boston terriers or Persian cats.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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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
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There is always a temptation to make the temporary permanent, which is why the peace government must prioritize elections.—
Ashraf Ghani,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2021
Noun
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With my short hair with the perm on top and a big scar.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Touted as a perm for your lashes, lash lifts are for the minimalist makeup girlies who want that lifted look sans all that extra effort of using mascara, a curler, and extensions.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The big hair matched his baritone and broad shoulders, the kind that come from years of scratching over 10- and 20-foot swells.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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Instead of relying on clichés like big hair and fake tans (RHONJ) or blonde hair and less fake tans (RHOC andRHOBH and RHOM), the series will have to be about the next-best thing: generational trauma.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
Noun
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At the event, the actress revealed that her now famous bob from the HBO series was styled by the man behind the famed Rachel haircut on Friends: Chris McMillan.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Her own hair, waist-length for her entire life, was chopped into a chin-length bob.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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“Bun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bun. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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