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a very small distance or degree
a race that was won by a hair
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Recent Examples of hair
Mel arrives home to find Jack riding Sugar like a champ, complete with a slow-mo galloping shot as his hair billows in the breeze.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
My thought bubble: A core childhood memory was visiting the hair salon in the '90s for a birthday party and getting blue glitter in my hair.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Founded in 2009, the company is Crawford's skin and hair care product collection.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Bonnie Raitt Much like her fiery red hair, Bonnie Raitt's impact on the music industry (and the world) is unmistakable.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
My thought bubble: A core childhood memory was visiting the hair salon in the '90s for a birthday party and getting blue glitter in my hair.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Founded in 2009, the company is Crawford's skin and hair care product collection.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Bonnie Raitt Much like her fiery red hair, Bonnie Raitt's impact on the music industry (and the world) is unmistakable.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hair
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Middle Tennessee saw between 6-9 inches this week for comparison.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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The lake effect will help bring localized accumulations of 3-to-6 inches to parts of east central Ohio, southwest and western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Hand-knotted in Nepal with allo, silk, wool, and hemp fibers, the trifecta of fluid motifs is available in aptly earthy hues including Alfalfa, Barley, and Pepper.Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2024
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Another major benefit of a plant-heavy diet comes from fiber, which is found in not only fruits and veggies but also whole grains, nuts, and legumes.Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Dec. 2024
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Eighth Generation blankets Eighth Generation sells wool blankets designed by Native American artists that make practical and beautiful gifts.Melissa Santos, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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The first lady also wore Gabriela Hearst to celebrate her husband’s inauguration in 2021, sporting a cream wool coatdress with a hemline decorated in floral embroidery.Hannah Malach, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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Out of the 31 hunting attempts witnessed, 17 ended in a successful kill, usually done with a few quick bites to the neck.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
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This cervical pillow uses contoured memory foam to ease neck and shoulder soreness.Veronica Booth, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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The drop-off also does not accept any pallets, boards, nails, fences, wire, bricks, stones or soil.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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Doctors passed a wire into the arteries near the spleen and placed coils there to stop the bleeding, said Dr. Hillman Terzian, an acute care surgeon and medical director for emergency general surgery at NMC.Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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For example, Yancy reports that a grant from the Rotary Club of Detroit to a Prince Hall Affiliated Freemasonry lodge was used to purchase winter coats and boots for students attending Carleton Elementary School located at 11724 Casino Ave.Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2024
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Again, a great discomfort possessed me: My normal breathing quickly changed into quick pants, a coat of sweat rose up on my face and neck.John Sergio, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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This classic sports bar with over 20 TVs is steps from the Town Lift on lower Main Street.AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
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In 1998, Coldplay took their first step over the edge with Safety, their debut EP.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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And while their albums are all different from each other, there is a thread of musical commonality within them: R&B roots, soaring vocals, strong bass, and often a Christian theme to the lyrics.Jem Aswad, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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What Makes Certain Sedentary Activities Helpful or Harmful Among sedentary behaviors that are helpful for cognitive health, there seems to be a common thread.Sarah Garone, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hair. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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