manicure

verb

Definition of manicurenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicure
  1. cut back
  2. dock
  3. trim
  4. hack
  5. prune
  6. clip
  7. crop
  8. pare
Verb
  • The latest cash injection from Aramco will help fuel investment plans at a time when many of the PIF’s ambitions are being cut back, there’s a greater focus on getting funding from other investors, and returns are falling.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Texas and other states have cut back on the number and location of polling places, especially in areas favoring Democrats.
    — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of cut back
Verb
  • The next year, a follow-up mission will involve the concurrent launch of two Long March 10s, one with an uncrewed Mengzhou spacecraft and the other with a Lanyue lander that will dock together in lunar orbit.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Crude oil tankers are docked and loaded at the Bajo Grande oil terminal on Lake Maracaibo in San Francisco, Zulia state, Venezuela, on September 1, 2026.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of dock
Verb
  • Health insurers have grappled with elevated medical costs in recent years as consumers increased their ​use of healthcare services, prompting companies to raise premiums, trim benefits and exit less profitable plans.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026
  • From Christmas cocktails and tree-trimming ideas to gift wrapping, recipes, and musical moments, each segment adds warmth, fun, and fresh inspiration.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of trim
Verb
  • One Swedish supermarket said its fridges and freezers had been hacked and set to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Hazelbaker previously turned down the role In the ten months since Wong’s departure, OpenAI has experienced a series of public controversies—most notably when its AI agents hacked the company Hugging Face during training in July.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of hack
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  • Informal ones have looser requirements and can be pruned once or twice a year with selective thinning and trimming by hand.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Delay hydrangea pruning because cutting at the wrong time can eliminate next season’s blooms.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of prune
Verb
  • In the years since the COVID-19 lockdown brought the subway system to a halt — and clipped many a commute by moving work out of the office — 2019 subway ridership has been treated as a benchmark of the city’s revival.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Later that summer, having turned professional, Russell qualified for her first World Championships but crashed out at the semifinals after clipping the second hurdle.
    — Fraser Godden, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of clip
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  • Soccer player and activist Megan Rapinoe is synonymous with her signature cropped pink hair.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Google says Auto frame can recompose a photo that is too tightly cropped or poorly framed.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of crop
Verb
  • Keeping essentials pared down helps when carrying a small park bag.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Shares were last down under 2%, paring losses after declining more than 6% in early trading Wednesday.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of pare

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“Manicure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicure. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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