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Recent Examples of dreadlock
At a news conference Sunday evening, Banks described him as 19 or 20 years old and 5 feet 7, with short dreadlocks.
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Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 17 June 2024
Police describe the victim as a Black woman between 20 and 22 years old, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 140 pounds with black and blue dreadlocks or braids.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
With his dreadlocks flowing down his back, the defender weaved through a series of challenges before slipping the ball into the box with the outside of his right boot on both occasions.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 21 July 2024
So no, Shane Gillis being hired and then fired in 2019 before ever taking the Studio 8H stage didn’t make the cut, but Adrien Brody’s bizarre dreadlocks definitely did.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 17 June 2024
Police describe the victim as a Black woman between 20 and 22 years old, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 140 pounds with black and blue dreadlocks or braids.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
With his dreadlocks flowing down his back, the defender weaved through a series of challenges before slipping the ball into the box with the outside of his right boot on both occasions.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 21 July 2024
So no, Shane Gillis being hired and then fired in 2019 before ever taking the Studio 8H stage didn’t make the cut, but Adrien Brody’s bizarre dreadlocks definitely did.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreadlock
Noun
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The teen opted for pigtails — quite the change from the pink buzz cut just weeks ago.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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With her signature pink pigtails, Abby is the daughter of the Fairy Godmother and shares a close bond with Rosita on Sesame Street.—
Casey Clark,
Parents,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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If Cole Palmer is fit for the next pair of games against Andorra and Senegal in June, then this would become an even more congested area of the field, an even longer queue forming for selection and space.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Comments The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tyla wore her light brown hair up in a messy updo, her scalp in tight cornrows with the rest of her hair falling forward in big, loose curls.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2025
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Burberry’s Front Row Beauty at the Burberry show was stripped—little-to-no makeup, straight back cornrows, and nondescript manicures on models, including Naomi Campbell.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Dreadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreadlock. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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