as in hairstyles
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 haircuts
Luxury haircuts are about hair health, gloss, and shine.
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Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
Medium haircuts for little girls often consist of clean, blunt bobs.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
The kiosk serves both passengers and airport employees, offering haircuts, beard trims, styling, and other grooming services, even during tight layovers or unexpected schedule changes.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Cap it all at Headhunters Barber Shop and Railway Museum, a wonderfully oddball combination of locomotive lore and local haircuts—proving that even here, life runs on its own, distinctly Irish track.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Self-evident, meticulous care has been taken over the costumes and the haircuts.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
The most common culprits include chemical treatments and exposure (think blow-drying, heat-styling, perming, keratin treatments, bleaching, and all types of hair coloring), drying or stripping hair products, and infrequent haircuts.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
Anthropic is awash in money—new clothes, haircuts, facial styles, sports cars.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
Salons benefit from selling haircare products because, unlike services such as haircuts and highlights, doing so doesn’t carry the same time costs, giving them strong margins on product sales.
—Kelley Swing, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
Medium haircuts for little girls often consist of clean, blunt bobs.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
The kiosk serves both passengers and airport employees, offering haircuts, beard trims, styling, and other grooming services, even during tight layovers or unexpected schedule changes.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Cap it all at Headhunters Barber Shop and Railway Museum, a wonderfully oddball combination of locomotive lore and local haircuts—proving that even here, life runs on its own, distinctly Irish track.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Self-evident, meticulous care has been taken over the costumes and the haircuts.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
The most common culprits include chemical treatments and exposure (think blow-drying, heat-styling, perming, keratin treatments, bleaching, and all types of hair coloring), drying or stripping hair products, and infrequent haircuts.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
Anthropic is awash in money—new clothes, haircuts, facial styles, sports cars.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
Salons benefit from selling haircare products because, unlike services such as haircuts and highlights, doing so doesn’t carry the same time costs, giving them strong margins on product sales.
—Kelley Swing, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haircuts
Noun
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Many commenters shared photos of their own prom hairstyles from two decades ago—or even wedding looks inspired by the same era.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Besides a little static halfway through the day, hairstyles remained intact until bedtime.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In addition to wandering tourists, expect to see theater crew, set designers, actors, and matronly sensei in pastel kimonos and big, pinned up hairdos haunting the vicinity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another oddity is Ringwald’s co-worker in the record store (Annie Potts), a ’60s leftover who looks 15, alternates between punk and beehive hairdos and listens to the Association, of all groups.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But there is some risk the city will need to increase its general fund contribution in the new fiscal year because there are expected to be cuts to state funding.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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After Congress rejected those cuts earlier this year, the White House slowed the release of NIH grant money, hindering ongoing and future scientific research.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Haircuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haircuts. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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