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as in inch
a very small distance or degree
a race that was won by a hair
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Recent Examples of hair
This helps with overall hair health and split ends.
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Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 19 May 2025
For the occasion, Johnson wore a simple black dress with a diamond clasp in the back, which perfectly matched the diamonds in her hair: the Avoine head jewel from Boucheron’s Untamed Nature collection.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 May 2025
Long enough to throw a lifetime’s worth of softballs to the little girl with her same wavy, golden hair, long arms and legs, and broad smile.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Remove any hair and place the bristle side down on the top rack.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2025
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Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 19 May 2025
For the occasion, Johnson wore a simple black dress with a diamond clasp in the back, which perfectly matched the diamonds in her hair: the Avoine head jewel from Boucheron’s Untamed Nature collection.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 May 2025
Long enough to throw a lifetime’s worth of softballs to the little girl with her same wavy, golden hair, long arms and legs, and broad smile.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Remove any hair and place the bristle side down on the top rack.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hair
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The next year, shoe designer Roger Vivier saw Balenciaga’s bet and raised him a few inches, designing a thigh-thigh silhouette for Yves Saint Laurent’s 1963 collection in alligator leather.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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The topper's cotton shell helps keep things cool, and it is designed to easily fit mattresses up to 18 inches thick.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
19 May 2025
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On May 8, Duffy announced a plan to completely rebuild the United States’ air traffic control system, replacing outdated telecommunications with new fiber, wireless and satellite technologies and equipping controllers with new radar, radios and voice switches.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Polymers’ properties and chemical structures change as they are melted and reformed multiple times, and this method—which can be used on pellets, fibers, fabrics and garments—analyzes these changes.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
21 May 2025
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The last time anyone saw the Franklin expedition was when Inuit hunters encountered starving sailors dragging a lifeboat across the ice in Washington Bay, clad in wool rather than furs.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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The pallium, a liturgical vestment made of wool from lambs raised by Trappist monks, symbolizes the pope’s role as the shepherd of the faithful; the pope’s pallium is worn on the shoulders, fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, according to the National Catholic Reporter.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Here’s How To Keep Them In Place There’s nothing more irritating than looking in the bathroom mirror only to notice that the beautiful design of your necklace is actually on the backside of your neck, while the clasp is sitting front and center.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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The alleged attack involved Combs grabbing Morgan by the neck and throwing a wooden hanger that hit her head, Morgan said.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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That proposal submitted by Polk Stanley Wilcox was estimated to cost at least $136,000; the optional inclusion of the shock wires would have added approximately $55,000 to the total price.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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Staff and wire reports USA TODAY LONDON — Chris Brown was granted bail by a London court after being charged with assault earlier this month.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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To some, General Catalyst’s strategy looks like private equity with a coat of shiny AI paint.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Despite their lack of a coat, sphynx cats require regular grooming to manage oils that would normally be absorbed by fur.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Inmates on the first step could be out of isolation and in a group setting for four hours a day, said Raemisch, the former head of the Colorado prison system.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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Take steps to keep your financial records and personally identifying information secure.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The whole point of this record is there’s sort of this underlying thread of like continuity and the universe.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Usually, the threads are prompted by a neighbor mowing the lawn at the crack of dawn.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2025
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“Hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hair. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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