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a very small distance or degree
a race that was won by a hair
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Recent Examples of hair
Silk pillowcases Not only are silk pillowcases appealing to the eye, they are also known to come with a whole host of hair benefits.
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
Using a pH-balancing hair mask like this one will help rebalance the hair—not to mention, the mask also makes the hair shinier and more manageable.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Neil Irwin Oct 31, 2024 - Economy Data reports show a balanced economy for the next president
Inflation is a hair's width away from the Fed's target.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
The proprietary technology sucks the hair onto the barrel and then wraps, dries, curls, or straightens in one convenient step.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
Using a pH-balancing hair mask like this one will help rebalance the hair—not to mention, the mask also makes the hair shinier and more manageable.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Neil Irwin Oct 31, 2024 - Economy Data reports show a balanced economy for the next president
Inflation is a hair's width away from the Fed's target.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
The proprietary technology sucks the hair onto the barrel and then wraps, dries, curls, or straightens in one convenient step.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hair
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Thomas said as much as 7 inches of snow could fall during the event, but the forecast is still uncertain.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Boston will be dry by 7 p.m. In the West, 3 to 6 inches of rain is possible for the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range through Tuesday morning.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Re-imagining the Wheel Due to their size and the presence of whorls, the pebbles were likely used as an early version of a spinning wheel to gather up fibers like wool or flax and transform it into yarn.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
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Cotton fibers are hollow inside, and carry a slight negative charge.Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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The garments, often in thick off-white Scottish wool gabardine, blend his signature eye-popping pop-art aesthetic with a reverence for the cathedral’s centuries-old legacy with medieval touches.Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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For those traveling to cooler climates, consider this wool option from Cole Haan.Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
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The algorithm failed to de-age the neck on some subjects.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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During a windy blizzard in Colorado’s high country, one tester appreciated the high collar, which buttons over itself to offer scarf-like warmth at the neck.Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Remove tool has a drop-down menu that identifies wires and cables or people in the image that take attention away from your subject.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Keep reading to find more button coats inspired by the star below.Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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What is great about the fur coats is their versatility.Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Trump could also take executive action to direct agencies to cut as many unnecessary steps as possible and to simplify their processes.Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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Your Girlfriend Actually Wants This Year By Christa Joanna Lee The Best Gifts for Pregnant Women Who Could Use a Pick-Me-Up By Malia Griggs For the final step, all makeup artists recommend using a strong-hold setting spray to lock in makeup.Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
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Their attitudes about the direction of the country also creates frictions in their friendship, a poignant emotional thread that the filmmaker approaches with admirable subtlety.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Three more benchmarks stress the CPU, using all available cores and threads to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads.PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hair. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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