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manicured

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verb

past tense of manicure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicured
Adjective
  • And that begins with changes in the way mindsets are groomed.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Coming to their apparent rescue are groomed, muscular men in polished videos, smoking cigars, sitting in private jets, doing push ups and whispering that men’s pain is because of women.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fact that the Sherman Oaks crape myrtles were winter-pruned could not have had any effect on flowering since crape myrtles are among those trees whose flower buds are formed in spring or even later in the growing season.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Too-large plants need to be pruned forever.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Sitting in a Syrian cafe in Neukölln, a culturally diverse district of the German capital, Modamani is smiling and well-groomed.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Her nails looked well-groomed, natural, and had a soft glow that immediately reminded us of the dewy, glowy finish achieved by a BB cream for your face.
    Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the picture, Justin focused on the camera, staring directly at the lens while standing with others who were cropped out of a group shot.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Oversize and cropped hoodies with coordinating joggers, along with stylish jackets and bombers and high-rise-training shorts also feature, ranging in sizes XS to 4XL.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, Walmart has also trimmed some of its tech jobs in the Bay Area this year, WARN notices the company has filed with the state EDD show.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His hair, which had been neatly trimmed for a court appearance several months ago, was darker and disheveled, his face bearded.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, for all the meticulous panning, the transition of power at the top of the City hierarchy is very different to what was expected to happen when Guardiola arrived in 2016.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Potashnick took skepticism as an invitation to share his process, bringing his roughly 100,000 TikTok followers behind the scenes and on frequent farm trips, offering a glimpse of his team’s meticulous operation.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The video quickly clipped to the white sedan engulfed in flames.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In contrast, other states with stricter regimes may have their wings clipped.
    Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Utilities are reduced in phases, while security is often heightened and maintenance pared down to essentials.
    Kristin Mueller, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • To make that possible, models are often pared down to conserve energy and processing power.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Manicured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicured. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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