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Recent Examples of cuticle
The cuticle—the outermost protective barrier of your hair—can be easily damaged by chemical treatments such as perms, bleach, chemical straighteners, and color treatments.23
Heat styling and exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light can also damage the cuticle.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 June 2025
It’s formulated with babassu oil, which smooths the cuticle and locks in moisture, while murumuru butter softens dry curls and coils.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 7 July 2025
Then, take the wooden stick and peel the sticker from the cuticle toward the tips of your fingernails.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, panthenol seals each strand’s cuticle, preventing frizz and split ends—which also just so happens to cut down drying time.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 30 May 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 June 2025
It’s formulated with babassu oil, which smooths the cuticle and locks in moisture, while murumuru butter softens dry curls and coils.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 7 July 2025
Then, take the wooden stick and peel the sticker from the cuticle toward the tips of your fingernails.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, panthenol seals each strand’s cuticle, preventing frizz and split ends—which also just so happens to cut down drying time.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuticle
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It can be fully covered, too—a high neckline, long sleeves, a maxi dress that proves tailoring and structure can be just as alluring as skin.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
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The oil-free eye cream contains three essential ceramides (NP, AP, and EOP), which help restore the skin barrier with lipids found naturally in the skin.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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The new genus’ males have these arms, known as palps, that are 2.23-3.85 times longer than their carapace, most likely an adaptation to avoid female cannibalism during mating.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Aug. 2025
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The state Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission has approved emergency regulations slated to expire later this month as a final rule, keeping the Bay State aligned with carapace and vent size requirements in New Hampshire and Maine.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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Although neither are overly complicated, the Taskmaster battle has a fun schtick where players have to knock out the boss’ Captain America-like shield, leaving him vulnerable to attacks for a limited time.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Joy Sunday: Nevermore Academy kind of acts as a shield for Bianca in season one.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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Hendrix sipping an Evian water bottle, Chessy entering with a plate of chocolate chip pancakes, and where on earth is tie-dye girl?—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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In his career, Yastrzemski has hit .455 (5-for-11) in 13 plate appearances against him.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
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The fine-dining restaurant with a flair for beautiful plating was nominated by Alexandra Cole via Instagram.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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But man, did a professional cleaning and a little extra gold plating make all the difference.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
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Speaking of villain behavior, Nan sends out her invitations for the traditional masquerade to mark the end of the social season hosted by the Duchess, and includes that pesky little earring in Lizzy’s envelope.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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The name and most of the Huntington Beach address are blurred out in the photo, which appears to be a mail ballot envelope from the Orange County registrar of voters.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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Customers may also receive interactions from legitimate customer service representatives via email, phone call or physical mail.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The man was arrested and booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City on charges of burglary and mail theft.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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On weekends, Simpson and Jury sold their handcrafted belts at art fairs and craft shows, with the money from each sale going toward buying the next hide.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
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Politicians of both parties do not want the citizens to be truly sovereign over them, and as long as leadership insiders draw and rig the election districts, even Republicans will suck up to the Democrats to save their hides from being redistricted out of office.—
Christopher Eric Bouchat,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2025
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“Cuticle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuticle. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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