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Recent Examples of scalp
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Healthy hair starts with taking care of your scalp, protecting the hair from too much heat, staying hydrated, and using products that actually support the hair long term.
—Essence, 13 May 2026
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Dec. 2025
And ticket holders can scalp their own seats through marketplaces like SeatGeek and StubHub.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Humans should check any crevices where the parasites can latch on, including the back of the knees, waistband, groin area, armpits or scalp.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Healthy hair starts with taking care of your scalp, protecting the hair from too much heat, staying hydrated, and using products that actually support the hair long term.
—Essence, 13 May 2026
Verb
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
And ticket holders can scalp their own seats through marketplaces like SeatGeek and StubHub.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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But at least some of the Vesuvian victims probably died instantaneously from the intense heat of fast-moving lava flows, with temperatures high enough to boil brains and explode skulls.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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In that release, MCSO included photos of bones and skulls, presumably of deceased bison, and presumably taken on the Lay Valley property.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The boos continued as the players and backroom staff headed towards the tunnel.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The sweep solidified the Dodgers’ spot at the top of the NL West standings before heading to San Diego to face their division rival.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
Noun
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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
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These included a molar and humerus shaft from NgLj-3; two molars, a premolar, and a temporal cranium bone from NgLj-2; and a sample taken from a left humerus found in 2018 at NgLj-1.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Instead of throwing a ball around in the backyard, Sidious taught Maul how to decapitate his enemies.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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After at least two days, the child died, and Harrell Johnson decapitated her with hedge trimmers.—
Caroline Zimmerman
May 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Seconds ago, before the OR door burst open, the white bony crown of the patient’s hip lay beneath Smith’s scalpel.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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The city’s directors have apparently decided that if crowns are going to be fought over, audiences might as well sweat a little, too.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Four Haitian women who were deported from the United States in February were found beheaded and dumped in a river several months later, lawyers said in court documents.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Here’s another, similarly beheaded, on Seventh Avenue near 30th Street.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The procedure could shorten Snell’s recovery time by a month, compared to a more traditional arthroscopic procedure.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The average distance between where family lives and where the childcare is taking place has also been shortened, the mayor said.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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However, pruning mistakes can be very detrimental, introducing shock or infection to an otherwise thriving shrub, tree, or flower.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
19 May 2026
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The olive trees on the property are pruned sparingly, watered once a week during their first year, and left to take deep root in soil that will sustain them for decades.—
Pooja Mistry,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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