as in rug
a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy

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Recent Examples of wig In addition to the slides and tunnels from Plaid, the crew built a bouncy house like the one in Rorschach and covered a wall of wigs to create the same effect as Blonde. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Feb. 2025 Among the show’s pieces, the exhibition features three iconic dresses, shoes, wigs, and such unique memorabilia as a ceremonial key presented to Celia Cruz by the mayor of Hialeah in 1981. Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025 The social media influencer noted that this was the Kardashians star's natural hair — not a wig. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 Rinna kicked off her parade of hairdos at Stéphane Rolland with a brunette wig in the style of a blunt bob and straight bangs above the eyebrow. Michelle Lee, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wig
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Noun
  • The weekends-only market quickly established a loyal following: those who love hunting through the racks of vintage garments, perusing the Turkish rugs, delighting in quirky art finds, or haggling over a Mid-Century coffee table.
    Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
  • When speaking to the media, Scott emphasized how important the right rug is to a space.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • After all the stress and panicking, Bowman was proud of the end result for Badu’s hairpiece.
    Laura Sirikul, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Many inexpensive clip-in hairpieces are not made from real hair, but from synthetic hair.
    Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The croupier, a large terrier wearing a toupee, almost seemed amused.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The chain’s Umbrella Tree is an eight-foot Tannenbaum that forgoes the traditional triangle shape and instead looks more like a Festivus pole with a spruce-tip toupee.
    BYChris Morris, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024

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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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