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ponytail

[poh-nee-teyl] / ˈpoʊ niˌteɪl /
NOUN
braid
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Dressed by stylist Erin Walsh, the oversize jacket contrasted with her pencil skirt, and the look was tied together with Hathaway’s sleek ponytail.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Former classmates remember her as wearing Juicy Couture tracksuits over a white top, poker-straight hair tied up in a ponytail.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

“I put my hair in a ponytail or a low bun.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

He wore black turtlenecks, short-sleeved because it was summer, and kept a stubby, utterly earnest ponytail.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

"Large pepperoni pizza with cheese!" the perky waitress with the ponytail said.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene




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