manicure

verb

Definition of manicurenext
as in to cut back

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Recent Examples of manicure Trim hedges and manicure any garden paths—especially the one that leads to the front door. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 May 2026 The grounds are as manicured as a golf course, and the cabin clusters look like suburban subdivisions. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026 These include vacuums that empty themselves, robot mops that scrub and even mowers that manicure your lawn without human intervention. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026 This gives ample time to properly manicure your nails before applying polish. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for manicure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicure
  1. cut back
  2. dock
  3. trim
  4. hack
  5. prune
  6. clip
  7. crop
  8. pare
Verb
  • The episode cuts back and forth between John’s tense interview and his upbringing, revealing how John was conditioned to be fearless from a young age.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Analysis from Bank of America shows that Fed officials already appear to be adapting to Warsh's latest communication style by cutting back on public appearances.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut back
Verb
  • The Lincoln docked in the port of Laem Chabang, on the Gulf of Thailand, south of Bangkok, on Wednesday for a visit expected to last several days to give crew members their first full rest-and-relaxation port call after a marathon deployment.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images Family members of some of the sailors aboard the USS Lincoln spoke out Wednesday after the ship docked in Thailand after a record 286 days at sea.
    — Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dock
Verb
  • Landlords Even before legislation banning institutional investors from purchasing more single-family homes became law, the eight largest Wall Street landlords were trimming their portfolios.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The change, announced in a presentation on Wednesday, is part of a broader shift in Microsoft’s reporting structure, as the company trims its operating segments from three to two.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of trim
Verb
  • That’s the conclusion some drew after rogue OpenAI models escaped a test environment and hacked tech startup Hugging Face.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Espionage remains a business of outside attacks—hacking—and of personal recruitment and relationships.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of hack
Verb
  • Make sure to prune occasionally to remove any damaged or crowded branches.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The shares are down more than 55% this year, and the global auto giant faces mounting pressure for radical action to counter Chinese competition, repair the damage from costly electric-vehicle missteps and prune an unwieldy stable of brands.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of prune
Verb
  • In March, Woods was traveling at a high rate of speed on Jupiter Island when his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In March, Woods' Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the legendary golfer was arrested, officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clip
Verb
  • Last year's addition of telephoto capacity in the baseline Pixel models bodes well for cropping into a shot and turning something relatively far away into a moment.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
  • These 100-percent cotton pants are cropped at the perfect length, IMO.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of crop
Verb
  • The rooms Like the rest of the hotel, Maçakızı’s 74 rooms are pared back and unfussy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • There were no major surprises after the team made its final cuts, paring the roster down to 53 players days ahead of the flight to Melbourne, Australia, for Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pare

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“Manicure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicure. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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