as in hairstyle
a style or arrangement of hair
that hairdo makes her face look softer and rounder
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Recent Examples of hairdo
The 30-second trailer features Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Pinocchio and Shrek's teenage daughter Felicia − sporting deep green lipstick, a half-up-half-down hairdo and a nose ring.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Retro crimps and curls Backstage at Chet Lo. Jack Eames for Authentic Beauty Concept
For those who assumed that the Y2K trend had come and gone, rest assured that elements of the era are still snaking their way into the hairdos of the forthcoming year.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
This is the place for guests to go get hairdos, makeup and clothing inspired by famed characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America, Captain Marvel and Thor.
—Karla Cripps, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Viewers can even make out the women’s chignon hairstyle — a popular hairdo at the time.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Retro crimps and curls Backstage at Chet Lo. Jack Eames for Authentic Beauty Concept
For those who assumed that the Y2K trend had come and gone, rest assured that elements of the era are still snaking their way into the hairdos of the forthcoming year.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
This is the place for guests to go get hairdos, makeup and clothing inspired by famed characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America, Captain Marvel and Thor.
—Karla Cripps, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Viewers can even make out the women’s chignon hairstyle — a popular hairdo at the time.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairdo
Noun
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These hairstyles can cause hair breakage or even hair loss (traction alopecia).1 Anyone can have hair breakage from a tight hairstyle.—
Patty Weasler, RN,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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Despite doing almost the same exact hairstyles for the siblings, Townsend revealed that the two actually have very different hair textures.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Anyone who came of age in the '80s will get a chuckle—or groan—out of the Walmart advertising inserts that cleverly have been turned into wallpaper of fresh faced youngsters in questionable jeans and haircuts.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Short and Sharp Bobs Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Bobs are beauty’s most ubiquitous haircut right now, and there’s a trio of bobs that hairstylists predict will be ultra-popular this spring.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But often overlooked are the clothes that accompany the coiffure.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Pearce, in a magnificent performance, plays him as a kind of citadel—towering yet human-scaled, his immaculate dress and coiffure barely mussed by the occasional burst of temper or spasm of ego.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2024
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An upstate New York girls basketball coach who was fired after yanking a player’s ponytail apologized Sunday for his actions.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Jim Zullo, who was seen yanking Northville High star player Hailey Monroe by the ponytail after a championship game on Friday, March 21, issued an apology for his behavior via WNYT after the video went viral.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Hairdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairdo. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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