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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

To afford the next trip, 52% said eating out less would be worth it, while 40% were willing to cut back on haircuts.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
And, more locally, Shawnee Mission’s Schools Beyond Screens group played a crucial role in the district taking steps to cut back on technology use in classrooms in July.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut back

Verb

The mission set the stage for more ambitious flights to follow, including docking missions and flights to small Tiangong space labs that ultimately led to the construction of China's Tiangong space station in orbit today.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Griffin is expected to dock his 308-foot megayacht, Defy, at the marina.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of dock

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Among the various materials that Bentley can use to trim the interior are a new merino wool fabric and a wood finish that’s made from up to 1,000 walnut offcuts glued together, then sliced up to use as a veneer.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
On Tuesday, the Dodgers trimmed their magic number to clinch a first-round bye to one.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of trim

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The debate comes as concerns mount in Washington about autonomous AI agents escaping human control and hacking into private companies, just as current and former employees of AI labs issue dire warnings about the dangers of unconstrained AI.

— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Also that month, a pro-Iranian hacking group claimed to have hacked an account of Patel's and posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents dating back more than a decade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hack

Verb

New York — Starbucks is closing approximately 250 locations in the coming days as the coffee chain continues to prune its store count during its turnaround efforts.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
On one canvas, a woman prunes a plant and a cook tends his stove atop amid a procession of celestial beings.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of prune

Verb

This half is the result of genetic material that can clip itself out of the DNA sequence, float off, and re-root somewhere else.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Decades later, a relative sent Dottie a newspaper clipping about the Foster study, which included an archival photo of her grandmother.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of clip

Verb

Still, paring down can declutter cupboards and lead to a smaller collection that'll actually get used.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Oil prices fell around 2% on hopes that Saudi Arabia was moving to restore about half of crude shipments within days after they were disrupted by the stoppage of its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea, before paring losses.

— September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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