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Recent Examples of cuticle
The ionic technology seals the hair cuticle to cut down on frizz.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Rich in fatty acids and protective ceramides, its formula strengthens the cuticle, smooths frizz, and leaves fragile strands looking fuller and less brittle over time.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
Greenies near the cuticle, for example, will take longer.
—Vanese Maddix, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
One section of the cockroach's outer cuticle is then pulled back, revealing a membrane between its pronotum and mesothorax body segments.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Rich in fatty acids and protective ceramides, its formula strengthens the cuticle, smooths frizz, and leaves fragile strands looking fuller and less brittle over time.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
Greenies near the cuticle, for example, will take longer.
—Vanese Maddix, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
One section of the cockroach's outer cuticle is then pulled back, revealing a membrane between its pronotum and mesothorax body segments.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuticle
Noun
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This is Ballard shedding his skin and trying to maximize a surprise Super Bowl window that appeared to be boarded up just 10 months ago, when his team missed the playoffs for a fourth straight season.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Her skin was smooth, soaking up the light; her hair was thick, long and heavy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To better understand how these storms can wreak so much havoc, our research team created simulations to show how storms interact with Earth’s natural magnetic shield and trigger the dangerous geomagnetic activity that can shut down electric grids.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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The head shield, all of those tiles on the bottom, would be stripped off.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In my own life there was nothing metaphorical about the moving of those tectonic plates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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For thousands of years, families in China have celebrated Qingming after the spring equinox, cleaning and decorating their ancestor’s graves and offering plates of sweet dumplings.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones).—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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The carapace, or hard exterior, is smooth and without small hairs, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
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The brand’s fashion line is crafted from brass, finished in either rhodium or 21-karat gold, while the fine jewelry collection mixes metals of 925 sterling silver and 21-karat gold plating.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Engineers, soldiers, and civilians all wore different variations, complete with modular life-support backpacks, exoskeletal plating, and transparent domed helmets that reveal the actors’ faces while maintaining a sense of airtight realism.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tailless designs are inherently unstable, and thrust vectoring can maximize performance across the flight envelope, including at high altitudes, the report noted.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Rufus finds Joe’s envelope, which flew onto the floor when Sarah grabbed Paula’s scarf during her argument with Mark.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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Vote by mail in Michigan All Michigan voters can vote by mail by requesting an absentee ballot from their local clerk online or in person.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After all, eminence can be a solitary business, not least for someone with as tough a hide as Hopkins’s.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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There were so many sensations with me now, like burrs stuck to the hide of a passing animal.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Cuticle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuticle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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