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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 wigs
Contestants age 21 and older can dress like Buddy, which typically is a green elf jacket, yellow tights, an elf hat, curly-toed shoes and other Buddy-like accessories including wigs and props.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
The brand, which develops lace front wigs that go up to $1,600, has grown to become a leading name in wigs and extensions, namely among the Black entertainment community.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The initiative also donates gifted wigs and extensions for similar makeovers to domestic violence organizations.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
According to Fortune Business Insights, one-third of that amount can be attributed to the North American market, which includes the rise of human hair wigs and colorful, high-end wigs.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Audience members can also keep an eye out during the opening party scene for the new wigs provided for both the professional dancers and the children featured in the ensemble.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Thankfully, we’re spared any of the terrible flashback wigs that were a hallmark of the OG series.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Others included sites about guns, female models, real estate, online dating and even buying wigs made of human hair, federal records show.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
His triumphs, mistakes, strengths, weaknesses, wigs, and duck costumes have been in full and permanent plumage.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
The brand, which develops lace front wigs that go up to $1,600, has grown to become a leading name in wigs and extensions, namely among the Black entertainment community.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The initiative also donates gifted wigs and extensions for similar makeovers to domestic violence organizations.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
According to Fortune Business Insights, one-third of that amount can be attributed to the North American market, which includes the rise of human hair wigs and colorful, high-end wigs.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Audience members can also keep an eye out during the opening party scene for the new wigs provided for both the professional dancers and the children featured in the ensemble.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Thankfully, we’re spared any of the terrible flashback wigs that were a hallmark of the OG series.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Others included sites about guns, female models, real estate, online dating and even buying wigs made of human hair, federal records show.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
His triumphs, mistakes, strengths, weaknesses, wigs, and duck costumes have been in full and permanent plumage.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Wigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigs. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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