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close-cropped

[klohs-kropt] / ˈkloʊsˈkrɒpt /


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The Rev. Israel Vázquez, 58, soft-spoken with close-cropped hair, had held Briany before, when he formally presented the baby to God in a ceremony at his Pentecostal church in Lakeland.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

On TV, at town halls and universities, the bespectacled officer, with close-cropped gray hair and an almost professorial demeanor, lays out the stakes for his countrymen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

He is balding with close-cropped hair and wears glasses.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024

Kingsley Ben-Adir is a Brit with close-cropped hair who doesn’t sing or play guitar, and stands seven inches taller than Marley did.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024

“Red, this can't be you—” With my natural kinky red hair now close-cropped, in place of the old long-haired, lye-cooked conk they had always known on my head, I know I looked much different.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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