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as in inches
a very small distance or degree
a race that was won by a hair
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Recent Examples of hairs
Once the hairs are standing up and look a little funny, fill in any sparse areas with your fave eyebrow pen or pencil.
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Elizabeth Denton, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2025
The hairs of my beard and the stitching of my shirt can be easily discerned.
—PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2025
Plus, the gels are packed with glycerin and panthenol to properly condition brow hairs to your liking.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
One easily spotted symptom of your dog aging is gray hairs, often around their face.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
An influx of political appointees would weaken those safeguards, potentially leaving Democratic donors in the cross hairs.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
The filter-feeding species eat plankton by catching the tiny creatures on their mucus and then moving them to their mouth through the help of small hairs, according to the conservancy.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Through a state-of-the-art private lab, a full suspect DNA profile from one of those hairs was retrieved.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
As if there wasn't enough drama in this case, the first two hairs Astrea tested produced nothing useable.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
Elizabeth Denton, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2025
The hairs of my beard and the stitching of my shirt can be easily discerned.
—PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2025
Plus, the gels are packed with glycerin and panthenol to properly condition brow hairs to your liking.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
One easily spotted symptom of your dog aging is gray hairs, often around their face.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
An influx of political appointees would weaken those safeguards, potentially leaving Democratic donors in the cross hairs.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
The filter-feeding species eat plankton by catching the tiny creatures on their mucus and then moving them to their mouth through the help of small hairs, according to the conservancy.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Through a state-of-the-art private lab, a full suspect DNA profile from one of those hairs was retrieved.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
As if there wasn't enough drama in this case, the first two hairs Astrea tested produced nothing useable.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Hairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairs. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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