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manicure

[man-i-kyoor] / ˈmæn ɪˌkjʊər /
VERB
trim
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She touches up a manicure, rifles through her closet, blends a green juice.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

In Mytishchi, manicure salon owner Zhanna has recently had to move into a shared studio, unable to afford the rent on her own premises.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

"It sounded like the service would be catering to the ultra-rich woman who's just got a manicure and doesn't want her nails spoiled," said labour rights activist and sociologist Akriti Bhatia.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

"Our final, clear polish could be put over any manicure or even bare nails, which could help people with calluses on their fingertips, too. So, it has both a cosmetic and lifestyle benefit," explains Desai.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2026

He added, though, according to Zhenya Rudneva, that “beauty lies not in lipstick or a manicure, not in clothes or a hairdo, but in what we actually do.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Groupon, best known for its deep discounts on local services from meals to manicures, is finding traction with a whole new audience thanks to its blind deals on vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

This is challenging for users with long manicures or zombie fingers.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2026

She also spent money on manicures, tanning sessions and trips to a private Harley Street dentist.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

I don’t spend money on makeup or manicures like my friends do.

From MarketWatch Mar. 10, 2026

His mother collects coconuts from strangers, promising haircuts and manicures in exchange.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

The room features elegant windows that show off the manicured grounds outside.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

For many, private school evokes images of elite academies, manicured campuses and plaid Catholic-school uniforms.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

For a lot of office workers—OK, mostly middle-aged male office workers—a manicured lawn is as much a status symbol as a luxury car in the driveway, writes Callum Borchers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

A gripping narrative that might change how you see alligators: Down in the manicured exurbs of Florida, what happens when someone spots an alligator next to their pool?

From Slate Jul. 9, 2026

It’s almost all glass—glass roof and floor-to-ceiling glass windows that look out onto our perfectly manicured back lawn.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

The whacker whirred, manicuring a blanket of short-cropped grass.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2023

“I will say, out of the four Olympics I’ve been to, the manicuring and just how precise and beautiful everything is, is above and beyond,” he said after his winning race in Zhangjiakou.

From New York Times Feb. 20, 2022

That changed in 1932 when Revlon launched what we now know as nail polish and opened this aspect of manicuring to the masses.

From The Guardian Jan. 27, 2021

By the style of her hair, and by the manicuring of her eyebrows, we know that she is a figure of recent human history.

From The New Yorker May 14, 2019

He put the manicuring table in the front window and he plopped me right there and I worked in the window.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride



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