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scalp

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Recent Examples of scalp
Noun
Inside the glass vial lies the successor to the French company’s award-winning hair tonic, amped up with research into how the scalp’s microbiome influences your locks. — Dan Michel, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026 Your scalp health, on the other hand, begins via HigherDose’s Red Light Hat, which uses powerful light therapy to support circulation and stronger-looking hair over time. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
For people with fine or oily hair types, washing your hair only once a week may lead to scalp irritation and build-up. — Carley Millhone, Health, 25 May 2026 Robert Romanus, as Damone, would scalp Ozzy Osbourne tickets to his grandmother, and yet deftly treads the tightrope between cockiness and desperation. — Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scalp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
  • Even the best helmets and other gear can give a false sense of security, Nowinski says, because they’re primarily designed to reduce skull fracture and linear acceleration, not the rotational acceleration that leads to CTE.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Notable finds include a partial skeleton of a Miocene-era seabird, and a complete baleen whale skull weighing more than 650 pounds.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Dolce Vita Notice Sneakers Before heading to checkout, be sure to consider the Dolce Vita Notice Sneakers.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
  • At Local Republic Or Tea Lam’s Corner For creative pub fare, head to Local Republic, a favorite spot since 2011.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The 39 partial remains that will return to Nagaland by the end of this year include a warrior’s cranium, a woman’s skull, and a young person’s jaw, among others.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In August 1983, workers in Prescott found a human cranium, a collection of non-human bones and a time capsule, Othram said.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Images often associated with barbarism on screen, like beheading the dead to memorialize them, are approached with an uncanny gentleness.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Lizzie’s newfound happiness is shattered at the end of the second episode, however, when Abby enters her stepdaughter’s dovecote and beheads every bird inside after growing increasingly annoyed with their cooing during mating season.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Beabadoobee bags her first chart crown in Australia as Pylon (via Dirty Hit/Inertia) debuts in the top spot.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Someone with mild recession around the temples may need far fewer grafts than a patient with thinning across the front, mid-scalp and crown.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hot water can cause shrinking, fraying, and pilling, which shortens the lifespan of your towels.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
  • If a stage is a tenth of the path, then even cutting it to zero shortens the path by a tenth at most.
    — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • New York — Starbucks is closing approximately 250 locations in the coming days as the coffee chain continues to prune its store count during its turnaround efforts.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • On one canvas, a woman prunes a plant and a cook tends his stove atop amid a procession of celestial beings.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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