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Recent Examples of manicure
Artificial Lawns Designers say lawns that look overly manicured, patchy, or obviously artificial can quickly make an outdoor space feel off.
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Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 28 Jan. 2026
So your first indication of problems can be a client who nitpicks every job, forcing you to return to re-trim the 2-inch patch of sod that the client claims wasn’t properly manicured.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Before the lucious green outfield is shaped and manicured for the upcoming baseball season in Anaheim, it is being transformed by crews this week into a dirt pit.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
This gives ample time to properly manicure your nails before applying polish.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 28 Jan. 2026
So your first indication of problems can be a client who nitpicks every job, forcing you to return to re-trim the 2-inch patch of sod that the client claims wasn’t properly manicured.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Before the lucious green outfield is shaped and manicured for the upcoming baseball season in Anaheim, it is being transformed by crews this week into a dirt pit.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
This gives ample time to properly manicure your nails before applying polish.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicure
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Rising oil prices tied to the Iran conflict have sent fuel costs surging in Haiti, forcing millions already facing hunger to cut back on scarce meals and basic services.—
Evens Sanon,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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But now, customers are cutting back.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Norwegian Jewel is now docked at the PhilaPort Cruise Terminal in a key step in the terminal's inauguration.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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During the lunar landings, the Orion capsule and moon lander will launch separately and dock in lunar orbit before the astronauts descend to the moon’s surface.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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These re-engineerings provide consumers with high-performance chronographs that are trimmed to fit into multiple cases.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Revisions also have trimmed 69,000 jobs from December and January payrolls, a sign that the labor market remains under strain.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Tisza’s database was at one point hacked and posted online, apparently to encourage harassment of party members.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Federal agencies said this week that Iran has had some success hacking into critical infrastructure companies, including water and wastewater services and the energy sector, with the intent of causing disruption.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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This can mean the tree may undergo greater stress from injury, including pruning.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
15 Apr. 2026
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Grumpy shares tips on how to prune lavender and offers guidance on saving your hawthorn.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Both the House and Senate want to clip DeSantis’ wings.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to the rise of algorithmic feeds, clipping has morphed into the creator economy’s version of wheatpasting.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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On the downside, using the camera at 4K noticeably crops the lens view.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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The once-famous dark mane has gone white and is neatly cropped and the bushy mustache is now just a brush of hair below his nose.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Commissioners asked the developer to pare down the size of the building to bring the cost closer to $200 million.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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Even in the oil market, where prices jumped above $100 per barrel after ceasefire talks over the weekend failed to end the war, prices pared their leaps as Monday progressed.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Manicure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicure. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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