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manicured

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verb

past tense of manicure

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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
  • Azalea Along with rhododendrons, azaleas (Rhododendron) should be pruned in early spring right after the flowers fade.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Outside the home, keep tree branches pruned, and as far away from the house as possible.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 3 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
  • Prettygarden Faux Suede Cropped Jacket Another way to incorporate stony tan into your outerwear is through this Amazon cropped jacket.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The Spring-Summer 2026 show opened with a suit, the jacket cropped at the waist and the sleeves rolled up.
    Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of footwear maker Deckers Brands plunged 15% Friday after the company trimmed its sales guidance for Hoka and Ugg — the two brands driving its growth — over concerns that tariffs are leading to a slide in demand.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Walmart has trimmed the price of its annual Thanksgiving meal deal to less than $4 per person, down from less than $7 per person in 2024.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Though his meticulous style might seem tailor-made for prestige dramas centered on the exceedingly affluent, storytelling remains his true focus.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists realized that the Netherlands—the site of a 1944 railroad strike in support of the Allies, followed by a retaliatory Nazi blockade on food—had kept meticulous records of a subsequent famine, the Dutch Hunger Winter.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The scouts are getting an in-person look at the opposing players and game plan, and are on the lookout for anything the all-22 cutups can’t pick up, because the pieces of film are clipped closer to the snap itself.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Keep your toenails clipped and short.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Golden Bachelor 2025 cast Owens recently pared the group of women vying for his attention down to the final three.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Moment | Getty Images Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 pared gains Tuesday, falling from record highs, after hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi won the lower house vote, to become Japan's first woman prime minister.
    Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Manicured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicured. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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