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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

But sharp increases in the cost of folders, pencils and other products have forced her to cut back and search for cheaper alternatives.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
For most people, this spot isn’t cleaned as often, but for those who do feel the need to add this area into your weekly dusting routine, Hernandez recommends cutting back.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut back

Verb

Like Assembly leaders and the governor, the Senate plan also suggests docking CEO bonuses to incentivize utilities to maintain safer practices.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
New cruise passengers may not realize that ships sometimes dock quite a distance from major destinations.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of dock

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Consequently, markets have already trimmed their Fed rate hike expectations.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Drapery panels in Jim Thompson’s Choisya, trimmed in Samuel & Sons, frame the couple’s vintage breakfront, which keeps Khouri’s Royal Crown Derby china within reach.

— Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of trim

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Hugging Face was recently hacked by one of OpenAI's agents, with Sam Altman's group publishing a technical report on Wednesday detailing how its models breached Hugging Face last month.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
In this case, the reward was solving the ExploitGym questions and the hacking was literally hacking—cheating on the test and then hacking into Hugging Face in an effort to cover up the cheating (more on that below).

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of hack

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The shares are down more than 55% this year, and the global auto giant faces mounting pressure for radical action to counter Chinese competition, repair the damage from costly electric-vehicle missteps and prune an unwieldy stable of brands.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Regardless of the pruning system, Schneider says the goal is always the same.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of prune

Verb

His rhythm is clipped instead of musical, and Truman chooses to emphasize the words of his speech without emotion.

— USA Today, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
On lap 36 of 147, Team Penske's David Malukas, who qualified in the top 6, was making his way through the final corner but appeared to clip the inside wall of the Washington, DC street circuit.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of clip

Verb

The selfie is carefully cropped at the waist, narrowly skirting past Instagram’s community guidelines on nudity.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
Chico’s is offering up to 60 percent off tapered, cropped, and pull-on styles, but not for much longer.

— Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of crop

Verb

Quiet luxury has also taken a more casual turn this summer, thanks in no small part to recent looks sported by the likes of Meghan Markle and Cate Blanchett, who have shown how the aesthetic can be pared back and even playful.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
After three decades, CBO found that the average annual per-person income would be $9,000 lower, or reduced by 10%, if government debt continued to grow instead of being pared down.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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