Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicuring
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Ahead, experts share simple tips for caring for hoya plants, covering everything from planting to pruning.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Avoid pruning in spring, summer, or fall to prevent cutting off new flowers and stressing the tree.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trailing most of the game, Dallas couldn't get a fourth-quarter stop after trimming the deficit to three points with 10 minutes remaining.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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That’s in part by trimming the approval process.—
CalMatters,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Consumers' Checkbook recommends shopping specials by signing up for free loyalty programs and clipping digital coupons.—
Joshua Sidorowicz,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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On straight paths, tracking is solid, but switchbacks and dense forests increase the risk of losing sight of the subject—or clipping a tree.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
1 Jan. 2026
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Shares of South Korea’s Korea Aerospace jumped as much as 11% before paring gains to trade over 9% higher, while Poongsan jumped more than 8%.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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And, sure, that can include paring down your belongings, but for me, a travel and shopping writer, this time is about investing in better gear for my adventures during the year to come.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Jan. 2026
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The last family photo features less of the family, with Kardashian cropping it so that most of her face and all of Barker’s is out of view.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 Nov. 2025
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This not only sets a new video specification benchmark for 360° cameras but also provides ample room for post-cropping and creative editing with its higher resolution.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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But lawmakers and Kemp have balked at curtailing those measures in recent years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In virtually all cases outside of Detroit, newspapers concluded their partnerships with mergers, one partner shuttering its operations or the smaller paper dramatically curtailing operations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cormican and sheriff’s deputies spent that afternoon traveling back and forth across the lake at about four miles an hour, as if mowing a lawn, pulling the towfish on a cable behind them.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The gang starts getting creepy, threatening notes right as Ghostface shows up and starts mowing local teens down.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hugh drives most of the combat, with a variety of guns and a jetpack, while Diana makes life easier for him by hacking into enemy systems and robots.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The plants eventually recovered and grew back those missing leaves over a couple of years, only for the hacking process to be repeated.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Manicuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicuring. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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