manicuring

verb

present participle of manicure
as in pruning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicuring
  1. pruning
  2. trimming
  3. clipping
  4. paring
  5. cropping
  6. curtailing
  7. mowing
  8. hacking
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  • Control methods range from hand-picking pests and using baits to applying pesticides and pruning plants.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Harvesting mint regularly and pruning with the 1/3 rule will also help encourage new leaves to grow and keep flavor at its best.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
Definition of pruning
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  • Conviction should not prevent an investor from trimming or exiting once the valuation has absorbed the catalyst.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
Definition of trimming
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  • Leandro Trossard — Belgium/Arsenal (+11) Went from arguing with captain Youri Tielemans during the second hydration break against Senegal to clipping the ball onto his head for a dramatic equaliser that sent the match to extra time.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of clipping
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  • This Brooklyn town house layers English textiles and plays with color drenching to maximize its tighter spaces but maintains its tidiness by paring back on decor.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2026
  • Those gains came even as semiconductors — the force behind many of the market's gains this year — faltered last week, with investors paring exposure to chipmakers and rotating into other sectors.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Definition of paring
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  • Like GoDaddy, the image-editing functionality is basic but useful for small tasks like cropping and adjusting contrast.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 7 July 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
Definition of cropping
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  • In 2018, the DNC reformed its primaries on Sanders’s preferred terms, curtailing the role of superdelegates.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
  • Jin was detained with 17 other church leaders in October in one of China’s largest crackdowns on a single church in decades, raising worries over Beijing’s escalation in curtailing religious freedom.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of curtailing
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  • Regularly mowing your lawn deters snakes from taking up residence in your yard, which includes ornamental and prairie-style native grasses.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
  • Raise mowing height during dry spells to promote deeper roots and conserve soil moisture.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
Definition of mowing
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  • As scandals go, this doesn’t exactly rise to the level of News of the World hacking famous phones.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
  • The phone hacking scandal that began in the 1990s and continued for more than a decade gave Harry the opportunity to break with royal family tradition and take his case to court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of hacking
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