a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area
the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy
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Recent Examples of wigDonning a loud orange and curly wig, Tel commended KC for its hospitality as a host city.—Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026 Every imaginable yellow, green and blue wig was on display among the sea of kilts outside Hard Rock Stadium (re-named Miami Stadium for the World Cup), faces were painted in all the team colors, and fans of both teams posed for photos together.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026 The creative team includes choreographer Peter Darling, scenic designer Ian MacNeil, costume designer Nicky Gillibrand, lighting designer Rick Fisher, sound designer Paul Arditti and hair, wig and make-up designer Campbell Young.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
25 June 2026 Go Naked Hair Go Naked Hair offers premium human hair extensions and wigs known for natural textures, quality craftsmanship, and versatile styling options.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wig
The 38-year-old singer, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, paired her inky black hairpiece, courtesy of Keisha Moore, with a royal blue Robert Wun gown, styled by Patti Wilson.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate.