See the Dictionary Definition 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicuring
Verb
-
At that height, pruning and harvesting barely qualify as chores.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Next comes pruning — which usually should start when a tree is about five years old.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Oracle Park roared to life in the bottom of the fifth as San Francisco’s offense finally got to Alcantara, trimming the deficit to 8-3 as Drew Gilbert, Eric Haase and Luis Arraez all drove in a run apiece.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
-
Across TikTok, Instagram and group chats, young people are constantly editing themselves, trimming anything that might come off as try-hard, awkward or embarrassing.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Recently, Kick, the livestreaming platform, published clipping stats from the period of March 5 through April 5.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
-
The Jeep crashed into a concrete barrier after clipping the other car, destroying part of the barrier, Adams County Fire Rescue officials said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The expected tariff refund helped push the company’s stock up 6% in pre-market trading, before paring back gains.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
-
The opposite approach—paring things down to the bare minimum—often comes at the cost of comfort and routine.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Another feature of the exhibit showcases photos with editorial marks on cropping and how the photographs were used to record major events and everyday life in Black communities.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
-
The results indicate that techniques such as cropping images so models focus their attention on relevant regions and applying reinforcement learning for reasoning can minimize hallucinations in VLMs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
Instead of curtailing the spending spree, the City Council put a sales tax hike on the November 2024 ballot.—
Mark Powell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
-
War has a way of curtailing imagination.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
So, planting carpetgrass instead of traditional turfgrass won't spare you from mowing.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
-
The mowing talent just isn't translating to the secretarial side of life.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Sturm was not happy with the amount of hacking and whacking allowed on Swayman.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
-
Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Manicuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manicuring. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
