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Definition of manicurednext

manicured

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verb

past tense of manicure

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of manicured
Adjective
The film’s early images — lush fairways, orderly golf course rituals, bodies moving through a dewy, manicured world of leisure — project an intoxicating, utopian calm. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026 Along with manicured topiary that boasts just the right amount of whimsy, the home is part English manor, part country cottage, and entirely perfect. Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 At Gorilla's Nest, near Volcanoes National Park, freestanding wood lodges look out onto soaring eucalyptus groves and manicured gardens. Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicured
Adjective
  • In Tahoe City, 50 kilometers of groomed runs make up the Tahoe XC cross-country skiing area.
    Camila Pedrosa April 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That part of the plan includes improving 40 miles of summer trails and 10 miles of groomed cross-country ski trails and redesigning two trailheads that will encourage more people to recreate in the White River National Forest.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • These shoots should be pruned since ants will carry scale insects onto the plants via ground-rubbing leaves.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The plants have a pleasing, loose habit when not pruned regularly.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Their kids often come across as highly regulated, well-groomed, and polite to their parents and other adults.
    Kelley King Heyworth, Parents, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Their fur is so thick and well-groomed that the water droplets don’t get down to their skin.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This light matching set includes a sleeveless mock-neck top and wide-leg pants that are both cropped enough to work as full-length styles on me and my mom.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The once-famous dark mane has gone white and is neatly cropped and the bushy mustache is now just a brush of hair below his nose.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • For combed cotton, shorter fibers have been removed to enhance durability and the high-end look and feel.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Benintendi's two-run double off Nick Sandlin (0-1) trimmed the Angels' lead to one.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Benintendi’s two-run double off Nick Sandlin (0-1) trimmed the Angels’ lead to one.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Similarly, the direction—and its corollary, the editing—allows nothing extraneous to detract attention from the script’s meticulous and sturdy construction.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The greens, by the way, were meticulous and – always a delight – readable.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Edmundson, who’d lost MacKinnon on his first goal, atoned by receiving Kempe’s pass in the high slot and flicking a shot that clipped Wedgewood on its way into the net.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • It was not known which way Woods was leaning before his SUV clipped the back of a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck on a residential road in Florida, turning his vehicle on its side.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Manicured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicured. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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