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Recent Examples of dreadlock
In his recent arrest photo, Williams’ hair is in long dreadlocks and a scar on his nose is clearly visible.
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Faith Karimi, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
At a news conference Sunday, Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks described the gunman as 19 or 20 years old and 5 feet 7 inches, with short dreadlocks.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 18 June 2024
Law Roach is reflecting on sparking change when Zendaya wore dreadlocks to the 2015 Academy Awards.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The 5-foot-9, 185-pound Blount, who was sporting dreadlocks and a beard, ran out of the station.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Faith Karimi, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
At a news conference Sunday, Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks described the gunman as 19 or 20 years old and 5 feet 7 inches, with short dreadlocks.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 18 June 2024
Law Roach is reflecting on sparking change when Zendaya wore dreadlocks to the 2015 Academy Awards.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The 5-foot-9, 185-pound Blount, who was sporting dreadlocks and a beard, ran out of the station.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreadlock
Noun
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His hair was unfinished: one side in braids, the other a pigtail.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2025
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Her hair in little pigtails, a little yellow sundress.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The aircraft skidded along the highway, narrowly missing a long queue of morning traffic, and was followed by a thick plume of smoke.—
Ana Melgar,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: Roughly 2,600 gigawatts of project proposals — more than twice the power capacity currently supplying the grid — were in the interconnection queue at the end of 2023, DOE estimated.—
Daniel Moore,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Box Braids & Protective Styles Box braids, cornrows, and other protective styles have been staples in Black hair culture for centuries, symbolizing heritage and resilience.—
Lyric Christian,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2025
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What emerged, were inspired styling choices like wet-look bobs, buttons sewn into cornrows, and the return of the spiky messy bun.—
Angela Law,
refinery29.com,
5 June 2024
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“Dreadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreadlock. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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