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Recent Examples of scalp
Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
With rosemary, mint and biotin, the formula helps promote a healthy scalp and makes hair supple and shiny.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Applying the serum to your edges, hairline, and scalp on a daily basis will directly correlate with a visible uptick in density, a detox for the scalp, and a boost in root-to-tip hair strength.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Dec. 2025
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Noun
High Definition Hair Design Salon and Academy focuses on hair care, including scalp and hair treatments, and styling, including extensions, braids, silk pressing, lock and twist, Roche said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
With rosemary, mint and biotin, the formula helps promote a healthy scalp and makes hair supple and shiny.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Verb
Secondary market exploitation has made ticket scalping a sophisticated operation.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Applying the serum to your edges, hairline, and scalp on a daily basis will directly correlate with a visible uptick in density, a detox for the scalp, and a boost in root-to-tip hair strength.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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The little wizard Orko pops up to explain that just having muscles doesn’t always win the day and the guy with the skull for a face is usually a bad guy.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The craniectomy, which removed 40 percent of her skull, saved Erbert's life by relieving pressure caused by the hematoma, a collection of blood that had formed from a burst blood vessel.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
Verb
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American soccer player Miles Robinson was one of the US men’s national team’s top prospects heading into the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.—
Jim Sciutto,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The Sparks head to Seattle to face the Storm (3-9) on Wednesday.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Noun
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One is a compass-like mechanism, whereby the Earth exerts a pull on magnetic particles in a bird’s upper beak that relays directional information via a large nerve in the cranium.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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Sometimes that’s because a stray thought so often crashes the party that is the presidential cranium, kicks over the keg and makes for the nearest exit.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Well, they’ve been largely decapitated.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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After decapitating the body, Kennedy tied the head to the top of the family's minivan with a bungee cord, making for a less-than-pleasant five-hour drive back home to Mount Kisco, New York, according to her recollection.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The Chicago Bulls icon spent the ’80s and ’90s collecting six titles, five MVP trophies, and 10 scoring crowns, helping transform basketball from a popular sport into a worldwide phenomenon.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Coinbase previously held that crown after attracting $92 million of retail net buying on its first day back in April 2021.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Protests and riots broke out in Belfast, United Kingdom, the day after a Sudanese immigrant stabbed and attempted to behead a local.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
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Royalty were drawn there too, including Maria Amalia, daughter of the exiled King of Naples and niece of the recently beheaded Marie Antoinette, who met Louis Philippe of France in 1806 in the villa.—
Ruchira Sharma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The hope was likely for the show to have a longer run, in the vein of Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, which opened on Broadway in 2018 and the West End in 2016, but has had multiple revisions to shorten the run time.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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Existing supply chains, maintenance networks, and operational data could shorten development timelines and reduce certification risks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Old-wood hydrangeas, like bigleaf and oakleaf, can be pruned in summer right after flowers fade to protect next year’s buds.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
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Indeterminate and determinate tomato plants are pruned slightly differently, but all tomato varieties benefit from having their lowest leaves removed at the beginning of the season.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
9 June 2026
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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