manicuring

present participle of manicure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicuring
Verb
  • Wear gloves to protect yourself when pruning, and be mindful of children or pets playing near your yuzu tree.
    Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026
  • Otherwise, this trailing beauty doesn’t need deadheading or pruning.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Maintaining your yard by mowing, removing leaf litter, and trimming vegetation reduces tick habitats.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Here where to find more information on tree trimming policies.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • There was also, again strangely, slightly more clipping on show in very bright areas in the Bravia 9 II’s Standard and Movie presets than there was on the original Bravia 9, even though the Bravia 9 II actually displayed less clipping than its predecessor in Professional mode.
    John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Manager Dave Roberts said the ball mostly hit the pad on Ohtani's hand before clipping his pinkie finger.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • The global oil benchmark Brent Crude futures soared above $98 per barrel early on Thursday after reports of the attacks emerged, before paring gains.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • So far, Starbuck’s turnaround strategy, which also includes adding cozier seating and paring back menu items, appears to be working.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Another feature of the exhibit showcases photos with editorial marks on cropping and how the photographs were used to record major events and everyday life in Black communities.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Britain’s universities are firing staff, cutting courses, and curtailing research over an intensifying financial shortfall.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
  • On Tuesday, amid conversations on expanding the College Football Playoff and curtailing rules in regard to governing athletics, Lane Kiffin became the center of attention once again.
    Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Although some of the grass blades grow back, the turf rejuvenates itself after every mowing thanks to tillers or new leaves that arise from root crowns.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • Maintaining your yard by mowing, removing leaf litter, and trimming vegetation reduces tick habitats.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Anti-satellite measures—including jamming, hacking, dazzling, and spoofing—are now being explored at varying degrees of sophistication by more than a dozen countries including the US, China, Russia, India, Iran, and North Korea.
    Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
  • All the readers are sneezing, sniffling, congested, feverish, or hacking up a lung.
    Blythe Roberson, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
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“Manicuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicuring. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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