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manicure

verb

Definition of manicure

as in to cut back

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Recent Examples of manicure Trim hedges and manicure any garden paths—especially the one that leads to the front door. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 May 2026 The grounds are as manicured as a golf course, and the cabin clusters look like suburban subdivisions. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026 These include vacuums that empty themselves, robot mops that scrub and even mowers that manicure your lawn without human intervention. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026 This gives ample time to properly manicure your nails before applying polish. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for manicure

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Verb

If most of the films fall short of profit, what’s to stop a studio from cutting back on supply and cost?

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Similarly, businesses also cut back and shrink rather than disappear.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut back

Verb

When it's docked and not in use, the rear camera stays in its space and works as if the gimbal isn't even there.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
East Hampton Town police responded to a 911 call from a man reporting a woman unconscious on a boat docked around midnight the day she was pronounced dead, according to last year’s statement.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dock

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The machine is programmed in advance, allowing landscapers to complete other tasks, such as trimming and cleanup, while the mower cuts the grass.

— Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The Tempo trimmed the deficit to four points in the final minute, but Bueckers hit a jumper to get the lead back to six before Isabelle Harrison was called for a charge.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of trim

Verb

In this case, an autonomous system coordinating up to eight AI agents – carrying out intrusions and deciding what to do next without human intervention – effectively ran a hacking campaign rather than just merely assisting a human hacker.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Last week, OpenAI and Anthropic said models broke out of their testing environments and hacked into other companies.

— Mavis Mook, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of hack

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Deadheading and pruning certain flowers, like coneflowers and tickseed, keeps blooms fresh into fall.

— David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Aug. 2026
Such weather favored flowering, and Chow responded by pruning to prevent deformed or small fruit while stepping up watering and fertilization because of the heat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of prune

Verb

Besides, there are tree branches to bundle, coupons to clip, guacamole to toss out, incredulous news reports to run through Snopes and at least 20 spam texts to block.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Murcko has been tapped to steer the company’s global revenue organization, overseeing brand partnerships, direct media sales, podcast sales, clipping and other brand and sponsorship activities.

— William Earl, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of clip

Verb

The prime way to see the movie is through 70mm IMAX — delivering an ultrasharp, massive physical film image with a taller aspect ratio that reveals up to 40% more picture than cropped digital or standard digital screens.

— Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
While Imax offers a variety of screen options, including digital versions of the 70 mm aspect ratio, these viewings are often cropped to fit the auditorium in which they are being shown.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of crop

Verb

Laresca and Goglia, with ties to local cocktail bars Blue Collar, Cold Shoulder and more, chose to pare down the beverage program.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Bluey family costumes Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, and Chilli make an instantly recognizable choice for a family of four, while smaller families can easily pare down the group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

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