as in hairdo
a style or arrangement of hair
he hopes the new haircut will make him look more mature for the job interview
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Recent Examples of haircut
That means even giving up haircuts for a while.
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Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The mullet was the prevalent haircut.
—Jennifer Acker, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Geoff recently had a client travel up from Inglewood to support Altadena by getting his haircut at Lawrence and Colbert Salon.
—Samantha Stokes, Essence, 6 May 2026
North having a slight edge, or both with reduced orders (and other returning series possibly getting an episode order haircut) to make the budget work.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 May 2026
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Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The mullet was the prevalent haircut.
—Jennifer Acker, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Geoff recently had a client travel up from Inglewood to support Altadena by getting his haircut at Lawrence and Colbert Salon.
—Samantha Stokes, Essence, 6 May 2026
North having a slight edge, or both with reduced orders (and other returning series possibly getting an episode order haircut) to make the budget work.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haircut
Noun
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For all the bright spots on Islands’ state champion soccer team, nothing shone brighter than its golden hairdos flopping around the pitch.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
23 May 2026
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The pale hue of her towering hairdo made the perfect complement to her bold gown—a Kevin Germanier Spring 2026 Couture design, which looked as if it were covered in colorful tufts of tinsel.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
Noun
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For the New York premiere of the biopic, Chalamet briefly went blonde, referencing Bob Dylan's hairstyle from the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.—
Swasti Singhai,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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More than a few fans of all genders sported the blonde-and-brunette halo hairstyle Liu wears, and t-shirts with her face printed upon them were plentiful.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Stray bits of hair escaped my ponytail and stung my eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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In this case, Swift opted to let the strands of her bow hang well past her ponytail, giving the hair accessory a veil-like quality without distracting from the rest of her look.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Tucker Carlson’s perfectly buoyant coiffure?—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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The food icon recently grabbed headlines by putting his signature spiked bleached coiffure on the downlow for a Bosch appliances/power tools Super Bowl commercial.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the billionaires’ tax cuts remain.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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The budget proposal also still includes dozens of layoffs, elimination of the Office of Child and Youth Success and cuts to homeless services, zoning investigators and facilities maintenance.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Haircut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haircut. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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