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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

“They’re just like mine,” she said, but I barely had time to smirk at her immaculate manicure before she added, “and just like your mother’s, too.”

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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

I was excited when a beautician volunteered to give the girls in our cottage manicures.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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

She flashed a blindingly white smile, as her manicured nails brushed a lock of relaxed hair behind her ear.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

She does much of the grocery shopping, helps with the cooking and has learned to use the riding lawn mower, manicuring the yard when Craig is busy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2023

Over the next few months, thousands of videos flooded the platform, with users setting the ethereal earworm to their own kooky dance moves, frying eggs and lawn manicuring.

From New York Times Jan. 28, 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

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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