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Recent Examples of scalp
Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
During the therapy, a machine delivers pulses that felt — as Katharine Marder, associate physician of psychiatry at the Advanced Psychiatric Therapeutics Clinic at the UC Davis — put it, like a woodpecker tapping steadily on the scalp.
—Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 22 May 2025
The root issue in the Swift scandal was not only scalping, but capacity management and user verification, both of which fall outside the direct scope of the executive order.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The first collection features eight products that focus on the scalp, cortex and cuticle, addressing frizz, dryness and damage.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
During the therapy, a machine delivers pulses that felt — as Katharine Marder, associate physician of psychiatry at the Advanced Psychiatric Therapeutics Clinic at the UC Davis — put it, like a woodpecker tapping steadily on the scalp.
—Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
Telogen effluvium, especially, can contribute negatively to scalp skin health, causing irritation.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 22 May 2025
The root issue in the Swift scandal was not only scalping, but capacity management and user verification, both of which fall outside the direct scope of the executive order.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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Both 28-year-old boxers underwent operations for subdural haematoma, or bleeding inside the skull, the reports said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
11 Aug. 2025
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There’s Plunderer’s Punch (black spiced rum, blackberry, lime and vanilla) in souvenir pirate skull mug for $46.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The group headed to Loyola University’s aquatic center, where they were joined by one of Phelps’ sons, Beckett, along with children from the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Baltimore learning to swim.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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At the beginning of the school year in Michigan, students at most public schools can head to their school cafeteria and have lunch for free, part of a program the state started funding in the 2023-24 school year.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Then, the snakes swallow the prey whole, sometimes downing shockingly large animals thanks to the stretchy connective tissue between their cranium and lower jaw.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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Still, the researchers don’t know exactly what object struck the woman’s cranium, or whether the incident was accidental.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Verb
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The Tehran Times, an English-language news outlet published in Iran, reported that Israel had botched a broader attempt to decapitate the regime by killing Iran’s president, the speaker of the parliament, and a host of other officials.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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Georgia couple files lawsuit after doctor posts autopsy photos of child A Clayton County couple filed a lawsuit against a local hospital and doctor after their baby was decapitated during childbirth.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Queens must wear their crown and sash at official appearances, maintain a professional and respectful presence, and act with integrity as ambassadors of the Pageant throughout their reign.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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So where does all this leave Brighton’s ability to hold onto the latest central midfield jewel in their recruitment crown, now that Manchester United have conceded their pursuit?—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Chillingly, they were sometimes made double-sided, for greater efficiency—the better to behead two people at a time.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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In February, Newsweek reported on how the ADF is believed to have beheaded 70 Christians in a church in the province of North Kivu.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Trump praised Bisignano’s efforts to improve Social Security services by asserting that the agency has shortened call wait times, reduced the disability claims backlog and promoted seniors’ online account access.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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As many people well know, using screens at night delays bedtime, shortens sleep duration, and worsens sleep quality; phones can disrupt rest just by being in the same room, Lauren Hale, a professor studying sleep at Stony Brook Medicine, told me.—
Rheana Murray,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Roblox stock is down 9% this past week alone in the wake of all this, and now, it’s just issued a bunch of new safety updates trying to prune some of the problems away.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Some species, such as petunias or dahlias, can be invigorated by pinching the main stem off or pruning away about one-third of the plant to encourage more new growth and flowers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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