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Recent Examples of chignon
The Princess Royal swept her tresses into a chignon for glam banquet, marking a rare departure from the bouffant she's rarely deviated from throughout the last half century.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
King asks Hendricks, the latter’s auburn braids pulled into a chignon pinned just above the nape of her neck.
—Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
But times have changed (thank goodness) and hairstylists have been able to do glamorous things with ponytails that would put chignons to shame.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Aug. 2025
Until now, when her hair was styled in more of a low chignon.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 July 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
King asks Hendricks, the latter’s auburn braids pulled into a chignon pinned just above the nape of her neck.
—Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
But times have changed (thank goodness) and hairstylists have been able to do glamorous things with ponytails that would put chignons to shame.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Aug. 2025
Until now, when her hair was styled in more of a low chignon.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chignon
Noun
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With the same playfulness of her makeup, Woods slicked the body of her hair in a bun on top of her head; her caramel-colored curled ends slinking around.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Other shoppers perused a display of traditional sake casks or purchased T-shirts celebrating neighborhood artisans—paper-makers; a bakery specializing in melonpan, a crispy sweet bun—as drum-and-flute music from Asakusa’s annual festival played over the sound system.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For recent appearances, Johnson’s red-carpet hair has usually been kept long and straight, so last night’s Pamela Anderson-eqsue updo was a definite departure.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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To create the updo, Scarlett first parted Robbie's hair in the center, leaving out a portion on each side and pulling the back section into a twist.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For this shoot, his looks ranged from a modern beehive to effortless soft waves and reimagined braid styles – each one pushing texture and shape in fresh, modern ways.—
Brooke DeVard Ozaydinli,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
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The star of the kitchen is the steak trompo, a huge beehive of strip and sirloin steaks skewered on a vertical spit, glossy with fat.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The rocker panel upsweep remains but the wheel arches have become rounder than before.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes,
31 May 2022
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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
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“Chignon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chignon. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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