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Recent Examples of cuticle
If this is the case, the coronae could leave leaf tips visibly burnt within seconds and even damage the cuticle—the waxy covering that protects leaves from UV damage and dehydration.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
Use cuticle oil to hydrate your nails and cuticles, says Bankole.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Why Apples Have a Wax Coating Beyond adding shine, wax replaces the apple's natural protective cuticle, which is removed during commercial washing.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
Nail clippers, metal files, cuticle pushers, and other tools are all dishwasher-safe.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
Use cuticle oil to hydrate your nails and cuticles, says Bankole.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Why Apples Have a Wax Coating Beyond adding shine, wax replaces the apple's natural protective cuticle, which is removed during commercial washing.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
Nail clippers, metal files, cuticle pushers, and other tools are all dishwasher-safe.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuticle
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The best Korean skin-care brands have a knack for making your routine feel a little more exciting—and a lot more effective.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Comprehensive, multi-layered defense shield The Golden Dome initiative is designed as a comprehensive, multi-layered defense shield capable of detecting and intercepting a wide range of threats, including ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Had action been deferred, Iran’s rapidly increasing ballistic missile would have soon reached the point of immunity — erecting a shield of threatened destruction behind which the mullah’s nuclear program could be rebuilt.—
Chuck DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the second game of the series, Emerson, in four plate appearance, had a single, a walk and scored a pair of runs.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Crosby’s out-of-control red Hyundai Tucson with South Carolina plates also hit two other cars and a police cruiser during the wild ride.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Time draws these kids osmotically through a membrane, turning them into things like us, adults captured by the brittle carapaces of our egos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The exterior, a carapace with a deep brown hue, is flecked in black sesame seeds and scraggly around the edges.—
Chronicle Staff,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Dec. 2025
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Discoveries made during previous excavations of the wreck site include fragments of utensils, fragments of the external copper plating once attached to the ship's hull and a clay slab that officials say likely helped with some kind of insulation.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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All that said, heavy underpinnings and armor plating cost weight.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
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Make sure to sign the voter certificate envelope and include your residential address before mailing or dropping off the ballot.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Oscar nominee Kumail Nanjiani presented the award during the show and, upon opening the envelope, learned that two films had won the Oscar.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Weeks earlier, the same two employees told the I‑Team they had been hired to open mail and scan documents and were unaware of the fraud allegations or arrest of the man who ran the company.—
Brian New,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Of those, 41,212 voters had voted early in-person, per the DuPage County Clerk’s Office, while 35,966 mail-in ballots had been received and verified.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The canines ripped through tough hides, devouring high-fat tissue and leaving carcasses with soft meat on the bone—a perfect meal for ravens who seemed to follow the kill.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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Baker’s Indigenous and German heritage inform her three large abstract collage hangings, created using synthetic turf animated by acrylic paint, yarn and a variety of natural materials, including corn husk, willow, buffalo hide and buckskin.—
Grant Klarich Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Cuticle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuticle. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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