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Recent Examples of big hair
The Lost Boys is one of Schumacher's most deliciously gonzo films, an unceasingly fun roller coaster ride of fangs, big hair, and brilliantly gooey practical effects.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Kardashian likes to make a big hair change during Paris Fashion Week.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Oct. 2025
Instead of finding helpful advice about her changing body, Tarpley saw models with big hair and emaciated figures.
—Alicia Garceau, NPR, 10 Aug. 2025
In the music video, also released August 1, Roan has big hair but does care.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big hair
Noun
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While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.—
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.—
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For the event, the actor returned to his shaggy crew cut in his honey blonde hue — coordinating his 'stache and all.—
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His hair is longer than the crew cut worn in his most famous role, as Nicole Kidman’s younger lover in 2024’s Babygirl — now chopped bluntly at haphazard lengths, like Lennon in the mid-’60s.—
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Hudson accessorized with jeweled statement earrings, wearing her blonde tresses in sleek bun.—
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The meaty creation is served on a sesame seed bun (like all Whoppers).—
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Cuoco also shared photos of her beehive 'do alongside more images of Aniston’s hairstyle and outfit worn at the 2002 Golden Globes.—
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Bardot was known for her bedroomy, loose, startling-blonde tresses — partially rooted in the beehive ‘do that was trending at the time.—
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The largest groups of dog breeds entered into the competition include 149 golden retrievers, 143 dachshunds, 110 French bulldogs, 106 Chihuahuas, 105 Australian shepherds, 100 Labrador retrievers, 82 whippets, 65 Rhodesian ridgebacks, 60 Pomeranians, 58 Chinese cresteds, and 57 pugs.—
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Vito, a pug, was crowned last year's winner of the coveted Best in Show title and took home the $20,000 top prize.—
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The 32-year-old, who faces two counts of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of multiple murders, sat behind the glass, wearing a dark jumpsuit and sporting a buzz cut.—
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Over the summer, fans of the once curly-haired actor were shocked to see him out and about with what appeared to be a buzz cut that was confirmed in October.—
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Instead of her signature bouffant, the Princess Royal had her tresses coiffed in a chignon, making the change subtle but still quite significant.—
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Paltrow, meanwhile, wore a similarly elegant and classic Valentino gown and her hair pulled into a low chignon, with face-framing pieces that created a long bob effect.—
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The movie begins in 1989, when Martin was just out of her teens and fighting in Toughwoman contests, and spans 22 years, providing all sorts of opportunities for ungainly period hairstyles, from a ragged pageboy to a curly mullet to a frizzy shag.—
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“Big hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20hair. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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