tousled
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With her distinctive husky voice, tousled mane of blonde hair and black eyeliner, Tyler was instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Do not worry about making them perfectly uniform; their slightly tousled edges are part of the charm.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Expect to see a lot of pencil skirts, artfully tucked-in white button downs and tousled blond hair this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
In the trailer, Chalamet is seen with Dylan's distinctive tousled hair, performing his 1963 classic A Hard Rain’s a‐Gonna Fall.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
He had a tan and his hair looked fuller, slightly tousled, and he thought of Rimbaud’s words: I is someone else.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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