nipper

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Recent Examples of nipper Drop the cuticle nippers and grab this fast-acting fast-acting remover solution from Sally Hansen instead. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024 The carnivorous Jurassic dinosaur would have been able to easily stand in the palm of your hand, a nipper that had fuzzy feathers as well as scales. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024 There was no Power Bait in his vest, just Wheatly fly boxes and $40 nippers. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024 Unlike a traditional manicure, which soaks the nail and uses a pusher and nipper to cut the cuticles, a Russian manicure uses almost exclusively electric file bits to groom your nails without water. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 30 Oct. 2023 Built with fly fishing enthusiasts in mind, the pack magnets hold flies and nippers, but this multifunctional hip pack can be used for any outdoor activity, whether hiking, canoeing, or camping. Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023 Your first instinct might be to grab the cuticle nippers and snip extremely dry skin around the nail or push the cuticles back, but your best move is to keep them moisturized and otherwise leave them alone. Sarah Madaus, SELF, 22 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nipper
Noun
  • Nassau County police first received a description of the person who was fatally struck on the parkway and then received a call from Christopher's school roughly 15 minutes later about a missing boy, detective Tracey Cabey tells PEOPLE.
    Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, telling her boys apart is easy for Ness.
    Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The photos of her kids come shortly after Stormi filmed her first commercial alongside her mom for Kylie Cosmetics.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Expect sing-alongs, dances, interactive crafts and 10 enchanting performances designed to captivate kids and parents alike.
    Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The teenager’s death comes amid a rise in the number of dog attacks in NSW, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The satire, sci-fi, and body horror movie follows a Chinese-American teenager (Shirley Chen), who, feeling insecure about her race, takes a drastic step that causes a chain reaction throughout her own and her family’s lives.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Poor lad got no sleep and probably came home with PTSD.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Children and adolescents ages 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not immunized before, according to the guidance.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Nipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nipper. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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