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manicure

[man-i-kyoor] / ˈmæn ɪˌkjʊər /
VERB
trim
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Scanlon's posts about her decision to ditch the continuous manicure blew up on Substack and Instagram earlier this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Her kitchen, with its high-end tools and appliances, is as immaculate as her manicure.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 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

"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

I like her big smiley cheeks and the way her pink hijab matches her manicure.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Scanlon would have everything from thin, shiny shellac to sturdier "Builder In A Bottle" gel manicures layered onto her nails every other week without fail.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Passengers can pay to get access to massages and manicures as well as chef-prepared meals while they wait to board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026

Without the manicures and the makeup and the hair spray.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Spanning 24,592 square feet, the home, which was built in 2012, is the epitome of elegance thanks to its manicured grounds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Scully said the trust needed to be "more open to how we would adapt," with gardens potentially becoming "less manicured".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Unlike Wimbledon’s manicured restraint or the French Open’s Parisian chic, New York has long offered something more unruly, with night tennis, celebrity, noise and spectators willing to make themselves part of the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

His appeal as a filmmaker lies in his stylistic flair; the joy comes from watching him marry the aesthetically manicured with the ideologically bizarre.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Strokes the gold locket with a single manicured finger.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2023

There’s an unreconcilable tension in a film that aims to celebrate the unpredictability of life while manicuring every last prop and casual aside for maximum resonance.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

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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