variants
or longhair
as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
one of those long-haired idealists who founded short-lived utopias in rural America
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Recent Examples of long-haired
For her role as long-haired Samara in the 2002 horror film, Chase won an MTV movie award for best villain.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Since the dilute calico is named for its coat pattern and isn't a breed, both short- and long-haired cat breeds can produce these tricolored kittens, including Maine Coon, Persian, and Ragdoll.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
From the young, long-haired goalkeeper who appeared in Germany 2006 to the veteran leader who now seeks to cap his career at home, Ochoa has built a career that would be difficult for any Mexican soccer player to replicate.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
And there was the long-haired fella down by the dugout whose part in the opening goal was so significant that Martinez ran all the way from his goal-line to hug and congratulate him.
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Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
In a 2018 study, for instance, Escobar and colleagues identified other rodent species in Chile and Argentina that can carry Andes hantavirus and may pose a risk to humans, including the southern big-eared mouse, the long-haired grass mouse, and olive grass mouse.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
Back in the Boston fold in recent years, Damon is long-haired once more.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
Julia is also an amateur powerlifter, avid outdoor explorer, and proud cat mom to Jeeves, her long-haired tuxedo kitty.
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Julia Sullivan,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
Amendola now resides in the home with his girlfriend and their long-haired dachshund, Birdy.
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Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Since the dilute calico is named for its coat pattern and isn't a breed, both short- and long-haired cat breeds can produce these tricolored kittens, including Maine Coon, Persian, and Ragdoll.
—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
From the young, long-haired goalkeeper who appeared in Germany 2006 to the veteran leader who now seeks to cap his career at home, Ochoa has built a career that would be difficult for any Mexican soccer player to replicate.
—
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
And there was the long-haired fella down by the dugout whose part in the opening goal was so significant that Martinez ran all the way from his goal-line to hug and congratulate him.
—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
In a 2018 study, for instance, Escobar and colleagues identified other rodent species in Chile and Argentina that can carry Andes hantavirus and may pose a risk to humans, including the southern big-eared mouse, the long-haired grass mouse, and olive grass mouse.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
Back in the Boston fold in recent years, Damon is long-haired once more.
—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
Julia is also an amateur powerlifter, avid outdoor explorer, and proud cat mom to Jeeves, her long-haired tuxedo kitty.
—
Julia Sullivan,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
Amendola now resides in the home with his girlfriend and their long-haired dachshund, Birdy.
—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-haired
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, subsequent attempts at diplomacy, led by the ailing diplomat and intellectual Benjamin Franklin, also proved ineffective.
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After all, even with the growing demands of an aging population and increases in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), larger numbers of these jobs are already poorly paid.
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Spontaneous and slightly chaotic, this cerebral synergy can bring surprising news or perhaps even trigger the sudden urge to break out of a stagnant situation.
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While Lovers Rock may be more musically spare and reserved, the album’s lyrics represent some of Adu’s most cerebral and political work to date.
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Played by Ella Bruccoleri, the show’s Mary is recontextualized as a sweet, nerdy girl out of step with her time and beaten down by her mother’s assertions that her looks and personality will exclude her from a successful match.
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In the film, three nerdy high school kids throw a small birthday celebration that spirals into a massive, neighborhood-destroying riot involving thousands of people and a flamethrower.
Adjective
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Patrouille de France, the French Air Force’s acrobatic teams, flew over New York Harbor with their red, white and blue trails, evoking images of the American flag.
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Cliff divers jump and twirl into a blue lagoon, puppeteers put on tableside shows and magicians make the rounds.
Adjective
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Some butter is cultured by adding lactic acid bacteria.
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Clean Cultured Marble These same cleaning supplies and methods can be used to clean cultured marble bathroom vanity tops and sinks.
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These shy, geeky songs grope toward feelings that their human vessels don’t fully comprehend.
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There’s also bocce, bingo, and something called Nerd Nite, when folks give presentations on geeky topics from chemistry to Star Trek.
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He was honored as a Distinguished Fellow by the same organization for his scholarly contributions to the field of regional science, according to his obituary.
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Miami Circle gets historic recognition Carr and other experts, with the support of Ryan Wheeler, then the state’s chief of archaeology, built a case that gradually came to mainstream scientific and scholarly acceptance.
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“Long-haired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-haired. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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