manicuring

present participle of manicure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicuring
Verb
  • Make sure these plants aren’t on your list for pruning in October.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This understanding of soil diversity enables Wineburg and her team to make more precise viticulture decisions, like adjusting pruning techniques to enhance vascular flow, shaping canopy structure, and managing yields to suit the unique character of each block.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dividend cuts ‘would send shivers through Wall Street’ Clark Williams-Derry, energy finance analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a non-profit organization, said trimming the share buybacks is likely Big Oil’s easiest option.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • While holiday spending is expected to rise overall—especially for essential goods such as groceries, which are projected to increase by 23 percent—many shoppers are trimming their budgets in other areas.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Next to a wooden model of an ibis and a Brazil shirt signed by 1994 World Cup winner Ricardo Rocha is a small newspaper clipping.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Tie branches with twine and add evergreen tassels, then insert photos in the branches, clipping them on, if needed, to hold in place.
    Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Spot silver surpassed the $50 mark for the first time last week before paring gains.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The company began paring back its exclusive podcast deals in 2023.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • For one, cropping into the frame makes high ISO image noise more apparent.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Decades of conservation action have mainly focused on protecting nesting females and their eggs and curtailing trade and the unsustainable harvest of turtles and their eggs.
    Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
  • His administration also introduced stricter measures curtailing the participation of members who pursued gender-affirming medical treatments or changed their names, pronouns, or dress, a decision that drew criticism for marginalizing transgender members.
    Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Add nutrients back to your lawn by mowing over them.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Around the house or farm, the USDA says habitat modifications can help prevent ticks, including mowing the grass, removing trees, reducing shade by thinning trees and placing mulch barriers.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nearby, a similarly ambitious sailor has his crew hacking at ice to free their ship, and continue their mission despite warning bells ringing.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Non-kinetic defenses (like jamming or hacking drones) don’t always work, especially against autonomous or hardened systems.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Manicuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicuring. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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