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Recent Examples of scalp
Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
This mask works from root to tip to detoxify, soften, and improve scalp health.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Jade Gomez, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
No wonder gallery tickets were being scalped for $100 a seat (roughly $1,800 in today’s money).
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Noun
While hair products such as her scalp scrub are notable favorites, her body care products are not something to miss.
—Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
This mask works from root to tip to detoxify, soften, and improve scalp health.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
Over 7,000 tickets were canceled due to scalping suspicions, and fans subjected to additional service fees were given partial refunds from Ticketmaster as urged by Smith.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
No wonder gallery tickets were being scalped for $100 a seat (roughly $1,800 in today’s money).
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
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Instead of popping the burrow out of the surrounding rock, Lovelace’s hammer shattered the rock and revealed the skull of a small animal.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Two more partial skulls, one in New Zealand and one in Chile, later enabled scientists to confirm a brand-new species.Lex Harvey, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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The legislation, which advanced with a 281-140 vote, now heads to the Senate, where additional spending proposals are expected to face scrutiny.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Like Favier, Gonzalez will be heading back to the City of Light for the holidays, meanwhile Martin is off to India for a 17-day tour of Ayurvedic exploration.Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Levantine cranium from Manot Cave (Israel) foreshadows the first European modern humans BBC.Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Early hominins were often known from pieces of jaw, isolated craniums and individual skeletal pieces.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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But Israel has in recent weeks decapitated the group’s leadership in Lebanon, including killing its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a devastating two-month war before a fragile ceasefire took hold Nov. 27.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hezbollah's leadership has been decapitated after a year of bitter fighting with Israel.CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
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In the acting categories, the best lead performance crown was shared by Marianne Jean-Baptiste for her role in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths and Mikey Madison for Anora.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
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Still, accessories added a whimsical touch, including precious bonnets, crowns and headpieces crafted by artist Patrizia Benedetta Fratus, daughter of the protagonist of the movie Maria Teresa Brescianini.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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During the last festival in 2019, as many as 250,000 creatures were beheaded, according to animal welfare group Humane Society International (HSI).Chad de Guzman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Back at Lallybroch, Claire and Jamie maneuver the shocked reactions of his family as Claire calmly shares her intel on how this upcoming revolution will result in the rich being persecuted and the king and queen being beheaded.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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This gives districts the flexibility to extend the school day and shorten the week.Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, their ability to thrive in low-oxygen environments might reduce the stress that would otherwise shorten their life expectancy.Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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This corresponds to the ideal times to repot and prune Christmas cacti, practices that tend to produce material for propagation.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Crape myrtles don't need much pruning to stay healthy.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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