combing

noun

comb·​ing

less common spelling of coaming

: a raised frame (as around a hatchway in the deck of a ship) to keep out water

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Guests traverse a private boardwalk that winds through a wildlife sanctuary, leading to pristine Crescent Beach for swimming and beach combing. Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 Photos from the site showed a rescuer combing through the mud with his bare hands in search of bodies. Nimi Princewill, CNN, 23 July 2024 The estranged couple’s conflict involves quasi-legalistic combing of memory to pick holes in each other’s conflicting recollections: who did what to whom, and when. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2024 Earlier in 2023, Auman's Funeral Home announced that Stoneman Willie finally would be laid to rest — and that his real name finally had been discovered through careful combing of historical documents. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023 This type of edge brush helps with the smoothing of edges before styling, and subsequent combing ensures a natural finish. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 24 Aug. 2023 The trimming, the combing, the shaping, the beard oils! Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023 The islands are dedicated to beach combing and shelling. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 June 2023 Our testers found that this shampoo lathered and rinsed well without weighing down hair, while making combing and styling afterward easier. Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2023

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“Combing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combing. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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