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manicured

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verb

past tense of manicure

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of manicured
Adjective
Along with manicured topiary that boasts just the right amount of whimsy, the home is part English manor, part country cottage, and entirely perfect. Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicured
Adjective
  • All-mountain skiing is a style of skiing that covers the entire mountain, from groomed trails to powder, bumps, trees, and variable terrain.
    Marina Knight, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
  • On the other hand, Grindelwald-Wengen, with 64 miles of groomed runs, is the largest ski area in the Jungfrau Region.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Climbing roses should only be pruned in the fall to remove dead or diseased canes, but hold off until late winter or spring to do any major pruning.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The fence corners are clean, so are the ditches, and the fruit trees have been pruned and sprayed.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Sitting in a Syrian cafe in Neukölln, a culturally diverse district of the German capital, Modamani is smiling and well-groomed.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Her nails looked well-groomed, natural, and had a soft glow that immediately reminded us of the dewy, glowy finish achieved by a BB cream for your face.
    Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Those videos, some with the watermarks cropped or blurred, have deluged social media in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • One was the same one that Lopez had shared with Villegas the day before over WhatsApp, except the agent had been cropped out of it.
    Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • United Airlines said its international flights and hub-to-hub operations will not be trimmed.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Was the younger Lincoln a part of material drafted for a lengthier second half of the series that got trimmed?
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Aster's craftsmanship matches his lead's, with Hereditary being as controlled and meticulous as the miniature tableaux Collette's character creates.
    Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The rules on how nurse practitioners can see patients in Missouri are meticulous.
    Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gausman allowed a solo home run to Dodgers catcher Will Smith, and two batters later, he got clipped by third baseman Max Muncy.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Her arm was hooked up to an IV with a pulse oximeter clipped to her fingertip.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dan Rogers, vp and executive producer at the Opry, tells Billboard how the 20 album choices were pared down from the Opry 100 greatest songs list.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Her wavy, dark brunette hair was styled in a side part, while Queen Letizia’s makeup was pared back.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Manicured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicured. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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