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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

Some perennials should be cut back in the fall to reduce pests and diseases like powdery mildew (and to keep your beds looking tidy).

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
The Italian company has seen its US business grow consecutively for the past five years by heavily promoting Aperol and Campari, popularizing the spritz to Americans cutting back on drinking as a lighter alternative to booze-heavy cocktails.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut back

Verb

Running back Kenneth Walker was fined $8,000 by the NFL for throwing the ball out of the end zone in the Chiefs’ season opener against the Denver Broncos, and guard Trey Smith was docked $6,750 for a chop block in that game.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Electric tugs docked alongside an LNG carrier being loaded at the LNG Canada docks in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, July 14, 2025.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of dock

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Kane trimmed the deficit to one early in the third with a slick backhand, but Hanifin answered shortly thereafter to restore the two-goal cushion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The hair architect responsible for trimming Lawrence’s texture on Tuesday has not yet been revealed.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of trim

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Google confirmed its Gemini AI model hacked three companies in May as part of a test of its cybersecurity capabilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
In July, news broke that an unreleased OpenAI model had hacked into a rival AI lab, Hugging Face, without OpenAI’s knowledge.

— Hayden Field, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of hack

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Big companies like UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and others are chasing higher profits by pruning benefits, after investors grew dissatisfied with margins that were smaller than the insurers had promised.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Pruning ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia naturally develops a low mounding crown that requires little pruning to maintain.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of prune

Verb

The sequence stylistically excises itself from the episode as though clipping it, anticipating its excision from the show when uploaded to a video-sharing platform.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
These hairs, including a lock clipped at his deathbed, were in a packet provided by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, and had not previously been available for analysis.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of clip

Verb

Starbucks may be closing 36 locations in Southern California as the chain looks to pare down its store count and shut underperforming coffee houses.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
There was no shortage of high-octane sensuality, albeit pared down using nudes, champagne and pastels, including baby pink.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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