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Recent Examples of scalp
R29 Team, Refinery29, 26 Sep. 2025
Below, find the 13 best clarifying shampoos for every type of hair and scalp concern, as recommended by celebrity hairstylists and Vogue editors.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Megan Farokhmanesh, Wired News, 4 June 2025
Telogen effluvium, especially, can contribute negatively to scalp skin health, causing irritation.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 22 May 2025
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Noun
The head massage was more like a scalp scratching, not relaxing at all.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 26 Sep. 2025
Below, find the 13 best clarifying shampoos for every type of hair and scalp concern, as recommended by celebrity hairstylists and Vogue editors.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Nintendo prepared for the possibility of scalping ahead of the game console’s preorder period; buyers who wanted a unit directly from their stores could only purchase one system per account and had to meet specific requirements, including 50 hours of playtime on their Switch account.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, Wired News, 4 June 2025
Telogen effluvium, especially, can contribute negatively to scalp skin health, causing irritation.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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The pins went through the scalp and were docked on the surface of her skull with numbing cream.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The protesters are using a cartoon skull wearing a straw hat as their symbol.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Evan left their Paradise Valley home to head to the campsite less than an hour away, Bill Clark said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At one point, a character is forced to stand in front of an automatic football launcher and take a series of pigskins to the cranium, each of which is shot at him with increasing speed.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Zavacephale’s cranium had a few noteworthy quirks, however.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This didn’t sit well with Meg, who realized that Ernie was just as bad as her own father — possibly even worse — and proceeded to decapitate him, leaving his headless body to run around the front yard for a few seconds before finally slumping over.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
2 Oct. 2025
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Wildlife officials have put out a call to the public after the body of a dusky dolphin was found decapitated on a New Zealand beach.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The nation’s women won the Euros on home soil in 2022 and retained their crown this summer.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Afterwards, a squaring solution—a powdery mixture of water and a gel-like batter used in the decorative cake business—is applied to the inside of the hat’s crown to act as a stiffening agent.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The first two of these were found out and, unfortunately for them, beheaded, but fake news had a strong grip.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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As king, Shakespeare’s Macbeth meets a tragic end when civil war erupts and his rival Macduff beheads him.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Managers may hold more cash or shorten deal horizons to meet retail liquidity demands, the speakers concurred.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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If the Warriors do make a trade for Adebayo, that would surely shorten up their frontcourt and possibly put them among the title favorites this season.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Outside the home, keep tree branches pruned, and as far away from the house as possible.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Shaping and maintenance pruning should be done once flowering is over because buds form on old wood.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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