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Recent Examples of dreadlock
The 5-foot-9, 185-pound Blount, who was sporting dreadlocks and a beard, ran out of the station.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Police Chief Allen Banks said the man who police believe to be the shooter is 19 or 20 years old and 5-foot-7, has short dreadlocks and was last seen wearing a white hoodie.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 17 June 2024
The show concluded with DJ cutting off his dreadlocks and running off with $9 million.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The finale ended on a cliffhanger, with Jakes cutting off his dreadlocks and blowing dodge with a cool $9 million in his pocket.
—Amber Dowling, TVLine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Police Chief Allen Banks said the man who police believe to be the shooter is 19 or 20 years old and 5-foot-7, has short dreadlocks and was last seen wearing a white hoodie.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 17 June 2024
The show concluded with DJ cutting off his dreadlocks and running off with $9 million.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The finale ended on a cliffhanger, with Jakes cutting off his dreadlocks and blowing dodge with a cool $9 million in his pocket.
—Amber Dowling, TVLine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreadlock
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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Think: her iconic cornrows, red lipstick, and winged eyeliner.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
23 Jan. 2025
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Rihanna took a casual trip to Target and debuted cornrows with curled ends, and Bad Bunny had some face grooming.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Dreadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreadlock. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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