as in wigs
a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area
get a load of that bald guy's rug—who does he think he's fooling?
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Recent Examples of rugs
Mattresses, rugs, carpets, and upholstered couches and chairs are also reservoirs for allergens.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Al was already a hobbyist buyer of Maxfield Parrish prints, beat-up old oriental rugs, and velvet Victorian furniture, and collecting soon became a joint effort.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 16 May 2026
The decor with sheepskin rugs and arm lamps for reading lights is neither flashy nor overtly quirky, but simple and homey, as if it were designed by a tasteful Scandinavian grandmother who relocated to the wilds of Patagonia.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Another is through textiles, such as curtains, blankets, rugs, and pillows.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
The sound-muffling fabrics, carpets, ceiling tiles, tablecloths and rugs that used to decorate restaurants are deemed too stuffy these days, and even upholstered booths are being replaced by more barebones tables — and lots of them, close together.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Without sofas, curtains, or rugs to soften things, your color palette has nowhere to hide.
—Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Elsewhere, fibers are spun into thread, dyed, bleached, and rewoven into rugs, carpets and blankets.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Moving chairs, rugs, children's toys, etc.
—Joe Salas
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2026
Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Al was already a hobbyist buyer of Maxfield Parrish prints, beat-up old oriental rugs, and velvet Victorian furniture, and collecting soon became a joint effort.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 16 May 2026
The decor with sheepskin rugs and arm lamps for reading lights is neither flashy nor overtly quirky, but simple and homey, as if it were designed by a tasteful Scandinavian grandmother who relocated to the wilds of Patagonia.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Another is through textiles, such as curtains, blankets, rugs, and pillows.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
The sound-muffling fabrics, carpets, ceiling tiles, tablecloths and rugs that used to decorate restaurants are deemed too stuffy these days, and even upholstered booths are being replaced by more barebones tables — and lots of them, close together.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Without sofas, curtains, or rugs to soften things, your color palette has nowhere to hide.
—Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Elsewhere, fibers are spun into thread, dyed, bleached, and rewoven into rugs, carpets and blankets.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Moving chairs, rugs, children's toys, etc.
—Joe Salas
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rugs
wigs
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There’s also a gleeful sequence where the six members of the virtuosic onstage band swan around in polyester housecoats and peroxide wigs, all representing H’s childhood piano teacher, Doris, a woman who toured with Horowitz and sounds like Foghorn Leghorn with a pack-a-day Virginia Slims habit.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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The wigs are equally labor-intensive.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“Rugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rugs. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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