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Recent Examples of braid
Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
With his hair knotted up in a pair of double-dutch braids and rocking a baggy black suit with white flames at the knees, MGK ripped through his amped version of the song while strumming a red acoustic guitar.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Weaving: Small plaits are braided on the head, to which the hair extensions are sewn.
Micro-ring extensions: The hair is attached to a metal ring that is pushed onto your own hair using a needle.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The American Girl doll had two long braids, an elegant plaid dress, and black patent-leather shoes.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
With his hair knotted up in a pair of double-dutch braids and rocking a baggy black suit with white flames at the knees, MGK ripped through his amped version of the song while strumming a red acoustic guitar.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Later in the game, there was something so poetic about how Genevieve and I would go to challenges, battle it out for the win, and then go back to camp and braid each other’s hair.
—EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Weaving: Small plaits are braided on the head, to which the hair extensions are sewn.
Micro-ring extensions: The hair is attached to a metal ring that is pushed onto your own hair using a needle.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braid
Noun
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His mother, Agnes (Post) Van Put, worked in a lace factory and later for the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum.—
Sam Roberts,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Blanco donned a white textured suit with boucle-like texture and a lace mock turtleneck.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The key difference is that Bora Bora braids are typically plaited in line with the existing length of your natural hair, allowing the remainder of the curly human hair to billow outwards and form the bulk of the hairstyle.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
29 July 2024
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Even Kim Kardashian’s tousled platinum hair was loosely plaited into a fishtail braid in the back.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
7 May 2024
Noun
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Seen from above, thin yellow stripes crisscross its head and back like a network, a similar pattern as giraffes or pythons.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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European political leaders of such varied ideological stripes as the Social Democratic defense minister of Germany, Boris Pistorius, and the Conservative candidate for the country’s chancellorship, Friedrich Merz, agree that defense spending needs to increase significantly.—
Arancha González Laya,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This means weaving compelling narratives around the numbers, bringing the human impact of inclusion to life.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Penn State’s quarterback weaved through the depths of Hard Rock Stadium, stepping over the heaps of blue and gold confetti that paved the way to Notre Dame’s locker room.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The braiding works brilliantly, transporting the reader to perilous seas in the golden age of steam, and a daring and dangerous rescue mission.—
Chris Wheatley,
Longreads,
3 Dec. 2024
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With all the time needed for the yeast to rise, the braiding of the bread, more rising, and then of course the baking and cooling, a babka isn't the easiest treat to make.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
15 Dec. 2024
Verb
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While Barton lived outside of what Edwin Waller platted as the new capital city, Murchison lived in the center of the new town.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
18 June 2024
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But Ohio State platted four in the bottom of the third despite being hitless.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2024
Noun
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Kardashian wearing a satiny black corset, the lacing of which echos the look of the hair ribbon.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 Dec. 2024
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He was similarly wowed by heel hold supplied by a combination of a lower BOA dial, internal ankle support, and reliable inner lining lacing.—
Drew Zieff,
Outside Online,
9 Oct. 2024
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“Braid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braid. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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