manicuring

present participle of manicure

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Always sterilize your tools before pruning to prevent spreading diseases and avoid removing too many green leaves at once.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026
  • To keep those pink, white, yellow, orange, or red blooms lush, pruning should be done in late winter because the blooms appear on new growth.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • This factor was vastly dwarfed by organizational restructuring, budget cuts, and economic conditions, which are all far more standard explanations historically used by corporations to justify trimming jobs.
    John Kell, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Consider trimming a task list, then schedule a quiet break between meetings to recharge.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Ninety-five-year-old Warren Buffett is famous for clipping coupons and living in a modest Nebraska house, despite having $146 billion to his name.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • Plant one clipping per vessel in a nutrient-rich soil mixture.
    Kelly Manning, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • In Europe, shares also fell sharply as the pan-European Stoxx 600 shed around 1%, paring earlier deeper losses by the afternoon.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • More and more people are solving that exact problem by paring down instead of piling on.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • The Hero13 and Osmo Action series don't have digital zoom, though the Osmo Action 6 supports 8K, so cropping down to 4K is an option with it too.
    Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
  • Although some breeders recommend tail docking and ear cropping for medical reasons, these claims have not been substantiated; the procedures are purely aesthetic.
    Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And, even if Díaz-Canel again invited Cubans abroad to invest in the country and promised a new legal framework to protect investments, Cuba’s repressive laws curtailing citizen rights, including property rights, are still in place.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • California has a goal to enhance road safety, and lawmakers are interested in potentially curtailing dangerous vehicle sizes.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Grass blades with frost on them are brittle and can be damaged by mowing.
    David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
  • Maintain your yard by regularly mowing the lawn, trimming shrubs, and reducing moisture to deter chiggers.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • The Sacramento Bee covered a major freeway tolling decision, a hacking incident at a local agency and a popular news anchor’s departure on Thursday.
    Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • The 39-year-old man, who holds both the Iranian and Turkish citizenship, is wanted by a federal court in New York on multiple charges including conspiracy to commit computer ⁠fraud, hacking, and identity ⁠theft, a statement said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
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“Manicuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicuring. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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