Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicuring
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Unlike other fruits and vegetables, tomato plants can withstand a significant amount of pruning and still thrive and produce a bountiful harvest.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Increase sun exposure by pruning above problem areas.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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Start by trimming the tough, dry ends off the bunch and chop them into little logs.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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Get a hedge-and-branch trimming bundle at a huge discount.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
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The war for attention has led to a boom in clipping, with some creators vying for a Netflix-billboards-on-Sunset-level land grab.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Such a determination would require new radiocarbon dating that overturns the original results, which would involve clipping and destroying another snippet of shroud—a step that the Vatican is unlikely to allow.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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The designer notes that the process of paring things back was a welcome challenge.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2026
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The largest cryptocurrency climbed as much as 5% to $72,841, its highest level since March 18, in New York trading, before paring some of the gain.—
Melos Ambaye,
Bloomberg,
8 Apr. 2026
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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
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The results indicate that techniques such as cropping images so models focus their attention on relevant regions and applying reinforcement learning for reasoning can minimize hallucinations in VLMs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Instead of curtailing the spending spree, the City Council put a sales tax hike on the November 2024 ballot.—
Mark Powell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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War has a way of curtailing imagination.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Never cut more than one-third of the grass height when mowing.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some of these grasses also grow relatively slowly compared to cool-season grass, which can mean mowing less frequently.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
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Mythos is not simply good at finding vulnerabilities, Graham said, but also at chaining them together into complicated exploits that can be devastating hacking tools.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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The hacking group appears to have exploited vulnerabilities in a system used by the Los Angeles city attorney’s office, enabling the group to make off with nearly 340,000 files, according to the sources familiar with the case.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Manicuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicuring. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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