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Recent Examples of cornrow
Protective styles such as cornrows, flexi-curls and loose twists are my go-tos, as Jamaica’s humidity will always have the last laugh.
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Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
Blake, who is the same age as Venus Williams and played in braids and cornrows and dreadlocks in college at Harvard, said the Williams sisters changed everything.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
The multitude of braided protective styles available (like stitch cornrows, passion twists, Fulani braids, and boho braids) turn switching up your hairstyle into a choose-your-own-adventure game.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
This unlikely duo would make for an easy DIY, with some cornrows and chains for him then a blond bob and pearls for her.
—Brooke Staggs, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
Blake, who is the same age as Venus Williams and played in braids and cornrows and dreadlocks in college at Harvard, said the Williams sisters changed everything.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
The multitude of braided protective styles available (like stitch cornrows, passion twists, Fulani braids, and boho braids) turn switching up your hairstyle into a choose-your-own-adventure game.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
This unlikely duo would make for an easy DIY, with some cornrows and chains for him then a blond bob and pearls for her.
—Brooke Staggs, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornrow
Noun
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Fanning wore her hair with very 2000’s deep swooping side bangs and two low, tight-to-the-head medium-length pigtails.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
11 Dec. 2024
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In the clip, which played along to audio from The Kardashians of Kim Kardashian talking about her sister Kourtney Kardashian copying her, Lizzo posed and modeled two extra-long pigtails while wearing a white off-the-shoulder dress, sparkly silver eyeshadow and pink blush.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 Nov. 2024
Noun
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However, tension built when an older man and woman in the queue began arguing before reaching the register.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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While Monday is the first day the IRS will begin accepting tax returns for the 2024 tax year, Americans can file their taxes even earlier to ensure their return is in the queue and among the first to be processed by the IRS.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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One 911 call mentioned a Black man in his 20s with dreadlocks.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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In his recent arrest photo, Williams’ hair is in long dreadlocks and a scar on his nose is clearly visible.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Paige connected with Tara Brooks, another stylist who specializes in braiding, and Darshell Hannah, a celebrity hairstylist and president of the community service organization Charlee’s Angels, to host the event.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The braiding works brilliantly, transporting the reader to perilous seas in the golden age of steam, and a daring and dangerous rescue mission.—
Chris Wheatley,
Longreads,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Cornrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornrow. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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