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Recent Examples of ponytail
An incredulous Ionescu immediately protested the call, showing the referee that her ponytail had been knocked sideways by Mabrey’s shooting motion.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
Nader styled her blonde hair in a high ponytail and accessorized with flashy gold earrings.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
From Megan Thee Stallion’s red tiered ponytail at the Met Gala to voluminous American Music Awards curls on SZA, the shade is trending all over the red carpet, turning ginger into one of the hottest hair colors just ahead of summer.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 30 May 2025
Wearing a baseball cap with her hair pulled into a ponytail, Twain — who lives part of the year in the Bahamas — wrapped up her song and blew kisses to the audience.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
Nader styled her blonde hair in a high ponytail and accessorized with flashy gold earrings.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
From Megan Thee Stallion’s red tiered ponytail at the Met Gala to voluminous American Music Awards curls on SZA, the shade is trending all over the red carpet, turning ginger into one of the hottest hair colors just ahead of summer.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 30 May 2025
Wearing a baseball cap with her hair pulled into a ponytail, Twain — who lives part of the year in the Bahamas — wrapped up her song and blew kisses to the audience.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ponytail
Noun
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Ortega did not walk the red carpet in Wednesday's trademark pigtail braids, but instead wore her hair parted to the side and styled in soft curls at the ends, with her bangs shaped and sculpted into a perfect twirly little swoop atop her forehead.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
2 June 2025
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Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The toddler — whose two pigtails are brittle, a sign of malnutrition — weighs 15 pounds, according to doctors.—
Mohammed Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Her face, framed by blond, braided pigtails, showed no sign of illness.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The doll has thick black hair, styled in two plaits on either side of her head.—
Jaha Nailah Avery
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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Other braids seen on the runway included messy, pulled out pigtails and tiny face-framing plaits.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With summer, and the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, coming up in the beauty queue, the fade-proof, waterproof, and transfer-resistant liners couldn’t have launched at a better time.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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Then, at 11:00 a.m. ET, everyone in the waiting room will be randomly assigned a place in the purchase queue.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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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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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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“Ponytail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponytail. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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