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verb

past tense of manicure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicured
Adjective
  • Coming to their apparent rescue are groomed, muscular men in polished videos, smoking cigars, sitting in private jets, doing push ups and whispering that men’s pain is because of women.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The rest of her daily makeup routine entails filling in her brows with BabyBlade Brow Pencil and FeatherFix Liquid Brow Gel, in Crystal Clear, to keep them groomed and stay in place all day.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Too-large plants need to be pruned forever.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Other hydrangea types, like panicle and smooth, grow on new wood so they can be pruned in fall, but waiting until spring provides protection against new growth emerging during warm spells.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Final Words Built for those who expect excellence without complication, the Sunseeker Elite X7 helps keep your lawn well-groomed with little to no manual effort.
    William Jones, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Oversize and cropped hoodies with coordinating joggers, along with stylish jackets and bombers and high-rise-training shorts also feature, ranging in sizes XS to 4XL.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Innovative styles include a fleece corset ($125), a canvas cropped button-up ($125), a cargo short ($155), a team graphic tee ($110), the WNBA tee ($110), and the WNBA fleece hoodie ($185) in addition to a jogger ($145).
    Essence, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Richland trimmed the deficit with a focus on the ground game, as Kates and Gibson ran the ball right through the Panthers’ defense while playing up-tempo.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier in 2024, Fox News trimmed a portion of his answer to a question when he was asked about declassifying files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Reid is also meticulous with focusing on details, and Kansas City is usually better in this area than its opponents.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Paul Greengrass and Blumhouse might seem like an odd mix, the former perhaps best known for his meticulous, sensitive docudramas, the latter most famous for low-budget, high-yield genre movies.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The video quickly clipped to the white sedan engulfed in flames.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In contrast, other states with stricter regimes may have their wings clipped.
    Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Once its largest shareholder with a 40% stake, Lefkofsky stepped down from an active leadership role at Groupon in 2015 and has since pared his holdings to just under 10%.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Stocks were lower Friday morning but pared some losses after the data release.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Manicured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicured. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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