manicured 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of manicurednext
as in groomed

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manicured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of manicure
as in pruned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manicured
  1. pruned
  2. well-groomed
  3. trimmed
  4. meticulous
  5. clipped
  6. pared
  7. curtailed
  8. cut back
Verb
  • Because the buds are not present during the winter months, these plants can be pruned in late winter or early spring, before new growth begins.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Here are 10 popular types of garden plants that are best pruned in wintertime.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of pruned
Adjective
  • The runs are well-groomed, and longer than on other mountains nearby.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
  • These basic things, such as being well-groomed and how to conduct oneself in the business sector, follow children throughout their lives.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of well-groomed
Verb
  • There are also far too many songs in A Complete Unknown—most are profoundly affecting, but a few ought to have been strategically trimmed.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The hope is that NASA will use its limited budget to continue to fund this kind of research, but the worry is that as costs get trimmed with a focus on human exploration of the Moon and Mars, work that doesn’t have an obvious and immediate practical application will fall by the wayside.
    Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimmed
Adjective
  • The film centers on Max (Moreland), the owner of a Seattle dog shelter who falls for a ‘meticulous webpage editor’ named Mia (Jessica Lowndes).
    Anne Easton, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The movie is constructed like a visual scrap quilt made in a meticulous and orderly fashion, sometimes focusing on Elwood's life in the '60s and other times flashing forward to the near-present day.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of meticulous
Verb
  • In that incident, the semitrailer was crossing the track when the train clipped the rear of the trailer, according to Avoca Fire Department Battalion Chief Jacob Davis.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Josie made two solid, explosive passes at the convoy, but her bird could not avoid getting clipped by enemy fire.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • News that Berkshire Hathaway has pared positions may be having an effect.
    John Navin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The Truth Social parent company surged above 50% after the close Tuesday but has since pared back those gains.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annika Kim Constantino,Michele Luhn,Ashley Capoot,Julie Coleman,Josephine Rozzelle,Ece Yildirim,Ruxandra Iordache,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,CJ Haddad, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of pared
Verb
  • These abolitionists argued that among the causes of prostitution were the social, economic, and political limitations that curtailed women’s opportunities in other spheres.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Western and Arab states, as well as Israel, would like to see Iran’s influence in Syria curtailed, but none wish for a radical Islamist regime to replace Assad.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of curtailed
Verb
  • The former exec fears that the triple-A industry can't grow any bigger, but there may be a way to cut back.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • As a matter of city policy, Austin Energy has been cutting back the portion of its energy generation from coal.
    Asher Price, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut back
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