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ponytail

[poh-nee-teyl] / ˈpoʊ niˌteɪl /
NOUN
braid
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With her long hair tied back in a ponytail, a white top, beige jacket and wide-legged jeans, she stands out in an industry dominated by men in suits.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

French-English artist Lydia Corbett sat for Pablo Picasso in 1954 and was the subject of about 60 works, turning her hair style—a high ponytail and bangs—into a sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Only this time, it wasn’t the ginormous Viking with the ponytail.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Every single one of her signature ponytail flips sent the room into hysterics.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Her hair spilled over her shoulders, which was unusual; she usually wore it in a ponytail because it was easier to work with it out of the way.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

I have like four ponytails in my head and it’s tight and I’m going to regret it when I get older but for an hour it needs to stick.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

In the 25 years since, Teekah has remained frozen in time at 2 years old, last seen wearing a green sweatshirt with a Tweety Bird design, her curly black hair in ponytails.

From Seattle Times Jan. 23, 2024

Dressed in blush-pink suits, with floor-length ponytails, the band are mobbed by fans when they arrive in the Eurovision press centre.

From BBC May 11, 2023

There are plenty of headbands and sideways ponytails held up by Scrunchies.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2022

But Goon, the Cedar Grove King Lord with the ponytails, looks at us from the driver’s seat, a gray bandana over his nose and mouth.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas




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