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Recent Examples of scalp
Celeste Polanco, Essence, 28 Jan. 2025
Whereas some BCIs non-invasively take EEG (electroencephalography) readings using an array of electrodes placed against the scalp, this one requires two arrays to be surgically implanted in the brain's motor cortex.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025
Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Other uses can include ad verification or people scalping sneakers during sales.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This product is a balancing shampoo that gently removes build-up, strengthens the hair, and balances the scalp.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 28 Jan. 2025
Whereas some BCIs non-invasively take EEG (electroencephalography) readings using an array of electrodes placed against the scalp, this one requires two arrays to be surgically implanted in the brain's motor cortex.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
Refrain from scalping your lawn in winter to keep the natural protective layer in place.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Other uses can include ad verification or people scalping sneakers during sales.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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The serial killer's murder spree came to an end in 1994 when his 13-year-old son found a human skull and a pile of bones in the woods around Fox Hollow Farm.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Bodies were split apart, skulls crushed, limbs torn off.—
Brad Wolf,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The flooding risk is expected to lessen heading into the evening as a cold front moves in and storms clear more quickly, according to the weather service.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Hewson was tasked with delivering this speech to not only remind the audience where the show left off heading into season three but also to set a new tone for the series.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The cranium was similar to two unusually large skulls found in Xuchang County in Henan province between 2007 and 2014, which had a 1,800-cubic-centimeter (110-cubic-inch) capacity.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump is decapitating the Justice Department, the FBI, and the system of inspectors general who might otherwise have done something about it.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Hezbollah has been decapitated and defanged by Israel allowing Lebanon to finally elect a new president after years of being blocked by Hezbollah.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Apparently the Queen of Country decided to abdicate the throne and pass on both crown and judge's chair to the next generation.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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Garnish with two mint crowns (the top of the plant) twisted together to form a bushy mint explosion on top.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Mistaken as a comparatively commonplace artwork, it was owned by a 17th-century heir to the Scottish crown who was later beheaded, passed to the illegitimate son of an 18th-century duke, and then languished in obscurity for more than a century.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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During that same era, the group also took Western hostages, killing several, including U.S. journalist James Foley, who was beheaded in 2014, and Arizona aid worker Kayla Mueller, confirmed dead in 2015.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Congressional Record noted that the mine shortened the war by at least a year and saved 1 million American soldiers’ lives.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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The project also includes curb extensions to shorten crossing distances.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Also, when pruned, sterilize the pruning equipment between palms to prevent the spread of diseases.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Planting new fruit and pecan trees without pruning them back by half.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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