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Recent Examples of scalp
Allure Editors, Allure, 22 Apr. 2025
When applying the keratin treatment, avoid the scalp by starting about an inch from the roots.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
This is a movie that works by scalping our expectations.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This leave-on serum feels heavenly on scalps, and may even help hair grow healthier, too.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 22 Apr. 2025
When applying the keratin treatment, avoid the scalp by starting about an inch from the roots.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
However, 29-year-old Matthew Short and Labuschagne revived the Aussies momentum with a 95-run partnership before Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone scalped two wickets during the middle overs, leaving Australia at 4-135.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
This is a movie that works by scalping our expectations.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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Meet the hiker bringing off-roading wheelchairs to L.A. More big stories Forensic testing links skull remains to Northern California woman missing since 1987.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Flying enemies zip around above, some hurling ghostly skulls at you, others wielding annoyingly long whips.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Pele and Merrick each jumped to head a free kick into the box; their bodies connected in the air, with Pele saying the ball grazed his head.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2025
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It is now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis for approval.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
Noun
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All those wrinkles allow more surface area of the brain to fit in the cranium.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the end, however, its characters were definitely locked up inside her cranium.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The remains showed signs of severe injuries, and many had been decapitated.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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The man, who archaeologists estimated was between 26 years and 35 years old, also appears to have been decapitated following his demise, which may have been part of a Roman burial ritual then.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mallorca looked to have done the Blaugrana a huge favour by leading 1-0 in the Bernabeu for a good portion of a Wednesday evening meeting, but second half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Jacobo Ramon kept Los Blancos’ slim hopes of retaining their Spanish top flight crown.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Ultimately, five singers will compete for this season's crown.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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As the emboldened queen is beheaded, King Henry is seen preparing to wed his third wife, the pious and soft-spoken Jane Seymour (Kate Phillips).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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Dugin claims to be descended from a radical priest who was beheaded by the state, and the proof of it may be in his fearlessly splenetic Limonka columns.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Together, the two companies shorten supply lines, increase transparency, and provide domestic manufacturers with reliable, high-quality inputs.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Warm temperatures speed up the blooming, shortening the season.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
Verb
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And later, the persistent motions of weeding and pruning, weeding and pruning.—
Riley Robinson,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 May 2025
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Also, pruning tomatoes and keeping excess foliage away from the soil will stave off soilborne diseases, including various fungal diseases that thrive in moist environments and attack your plants.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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