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Recent Examples of cornrow
During the stream, which has since been deleted and re-uploaded by fans, Kiss of Life wore oversized chains, snapback hats, cornrows and large hoop earrings.
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Styling tips to minimize damage to your hair include:
Avoid continuously wearing hairstyles such as tight ponytails, hair extensions, braids, and cornrows, which cause tension and could lead to hair loss.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
Thompson and Murphy wore matching beige jumpsuits, with Thompson wearing a durag and Murphy with half-finished cornrows.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Why Tight Hairstyles Cause Hair Loss Tight hairstyles such as ponytails, braids, cornrows and buns can contribute to a condition known as traction—a form of gradual hair loss caused by constant tension on the hair follicles.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Styling tips to minimize damage to your hair include:
Avoid continuously wearing hairstyles such as tight ponytails, hair extensions, braids, and cornrows, which cause tension and could lead to hair loss.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
Thompson and Murphy wore matching beige jumpsuits, with Thompson wearing a durag and Murphy with half-finished cornrows.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Why Tight Hairstyles Cause Hair Loss Tight hairstyles such as ponytails, braids, cornrows and buns can contribute to a condition known as traction—a form of gradual hair loss caused by constant tension on the hair follicles.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornrow
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This marvel of engineering shows off the profile of Washington (west of the main memorial entrance) and rock formations including the Needle’s Eye and Cathedral Spires, Black Hills overlooks, switchback climbs and pigtail bridges.—
Lisa Meyers McClintick,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Hayden said to Costa that her love for reading was sparked by the 1946 children’s book Bright April, which followed a Black Girl Scout with pigtails and her family.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Quaint Wimbledon traditions like tennis whites, strawberries and cream, and the overnight queue for affordable same-day tickets overshadow one fact: The tennis tournament is a money-making blockbuster.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
10 July 2025
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The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Motorcycles, smoking cigars, partying, dreadlocks… loves a fight, funny.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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Jheri curls and waves to dreadlocks and braids — three sisters have been trusted with a whole lot of hairstyles at a Mt. Juliet salon that celebrates 57 years in business this spring.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Hair has been a cornerstone of Black beauty and cultural expression since pre-colonial Africa, where braiding was not merely decorative but deeply symbolic.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Seeing over 100,000 visitors annually, the Meadow Creek Trail has seen widespread erosion, trail braiding and other impacts.—
The Summit Daily,
Denver Post,
15 May 2025
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“Cornrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornrow. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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