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Recent Examples of hairline
Noun
The giveaway is a hairline that looks too perfect, too good to be true. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Dec. 2024 This 2023 Best of Beauty winner has a genius teardrop shape and elliptical bristles that buff away streaks around the nose, jaw, and hairline with ease. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 20 Oct. 2024 Tagovailoa’s injury is not a bruise or strain or hairline fracture or chip in the bone. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025 Johnson was initially on a path to lose the first round when three Republicans voted on Friday to elevate other figures to the Speakership post — two more detractors than Johnson could afford given the Republicans’ hairline majority. Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hairline 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairline
Adjective
  • Mother Nature removes this thin coating of cement/lime paste over time, exposing the sand color to your eyes.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The Verge’s Allison Johnson joins David and Nilay to talk about the vibes at Unpacked, where the thinner S25 Edge inspired raucous enthusiasm, and where Samsung tried to make the case that AI will make your phone better even if there’s not much new hardware to speak of.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • These subtle forms of communication—often overshadowed by verbal expression—strengthen emotional connections, offer comfort and convey understanding in ways words cannot.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
  • For those who don’t mesh with the plum tones of Black Honey can shop Clinique Pink Honey instead, which offers the same sheer wash of color in an even more subtle pink tone.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • These mathematical solutions are designed to be used to replace today’s public-key encryption.
    John Prisco, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Near her face is d/dx, the mathematical symbol for taking a derivative.
    Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Hartford, Connecticut, could see 5 to 7 inches of snow and Portland, Maine, could receive up to 8 inches.
    Allison Chinchar, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The pieces, down to one-quarter inch, were picked from the mangled capsule one by one with tweezers.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Think narrow sections with extra weight in the middle to give you more control for day-to-day styling at home.
    Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The large table serves as the primary crafting area; the narrow wood desk is her workstation.
    Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But even though the tech has made strides, the replicating subtle, delicate, nuanced sensations of touch has remained just out of reach.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
  • They are known for their delicate appearance, long and thin white stems, and small, button-like caps.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • While some might have considered the project too niche, Kyle’s intuition about the product’s appeal seems to have been accurate, with even the X Games getting a taste of the product earlier this year.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Still, Republicans have said that even if that call was accurate, the C.I.A. failed in understanding other key events: how quickly the Afghan government could collapse, how Bashar al-Assad would flee Syria and how Hamas was preparing to attack Israel.
    Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trump managed to navigate the obstacle posed by Melania's hat, leaning in to kiss her on the lower cheek and neck—a small but triumphant moment for the couple amid the ceremony's formality.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • On a drive up the slim island neck, the condo and hotel beachfront suddenly gives way to a shift back to the area’s original mangrove habitats.
    John Oseid, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Hairline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairline. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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