as in skin
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Recent Examples of cuticle
The keratin protein and jojoba oil in the serum strengthened and nourished our testers' weak, brittle nails, and their cuticles became noticeably healthier as well.
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Toni Sutton, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Don't cut or aggressively push back your cuticles: This prevents inflammation and infection.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 18 Feb. 2025
However, Roberts says the extra cool air still helps seal the cuticle.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 2 May 2025
The trick is to start applying the polish as close to the cuticle as possible without touching.
—Alejandra Rodríguez, Glamour, 1 May 2025
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Toni Sutton, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Don't cut or aggressively push back your cuticles: This prevents inflammation and infection.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 18 Feb. 2025
However, Roberts says the extra cool air still helps seal the cuticle.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 2 May 2025
The trick is to start applying the polish as close to the cuticle as possible without touching.
—Alejandra Rodríguez, Glamour, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuticle
Noun
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The spiral layer also provides a deeper exfoliation that scrapes off dead cells, resulting in smoother, silkier skin.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2025
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Magnesium can pass through the outer layer of your skin, called the epidermis, and reach your blood vessels.—
Lindsay Cook,
Health,
26 May 2025
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She’s dressed almost like a little Napoleon, and her suits are like a carapace of steel on her body, with these big shoulder pads.—
Cat Cardenas,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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Inevitably, some entrepreneur is going to come out with a complicated token that makes all kinds of promises, but tries to mask all that by calling it a meme coin — as if that language will now put it within some sort of anti-regulatory carapace.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bielema was coaching the punt shield phase of the Badgers special teams unit and was ready to make a bold call.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Critics have raised concerns that the effort to create such a shield would raise suspicions and exacerbate a global arms race as well as accelerate the weaponization of space.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Using tongs, transfer meatballs and garlic cloves to a large plate.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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Heavier plates can slide beneath lighter ones, heating and melting the rock and creating magma.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Because of rising costs, the coins are now made mostly of zinc with copper plating.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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In the device, the zinc anode stores energy like a battery through the plating and stripping of zinc ions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 May 2025
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Hence, in this digital age when many people no longer stock postage stamps or envelopes or have any idea where their nearest postal box might be, only the most irascible of curmudgeons would make the effort.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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Each bag was packed with individual envelopes containing $500 in cash, the outlet reports.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The labor action does not constitute a nationwide strike or work stoppage, calming the fears of businesses that use Canada Post to ship mail and parcels after a previous month-long strike hampered the 2024 holiday season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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Will mail be delivered? Memorial Day is a USPS holiday, according to the agency's website, meaning mail will not be delivered and post offices will be closed for retail transactions on May 26.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Donkey hides are used in a common Chinese skincare ingredient called ejiao.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2025
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The hide, which belonged to an antelope-like animal called a pronghorn, still had intact hair of its original color, preserved over thousands of years.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Cuticle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuticle. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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