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Recent Examples of scalp
Malia Griggs, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2025
Use a pea-size amount of braiding gel to define the segment, making the part on your scalp appear crisper.
Step 3: Smooth a pea-size amount of twisting cream or gel along the entire small section.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
Enrique Krauze, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
Refrain from scalping your lawn in winter to keep the natural protective layer in place.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Its formula also includes strengthening plant proteins and ceramides that protect your scalp’s barrier.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2025
Use a pea-size amount of braiding gel to define the segment, making the part on your scalp appear crisper.
Step 3: Smooth a pea-size amount of twisting cream or gel along the entire small section.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
Nearly thirty Mexicans lay butchered on the floor, most of them scalped.
—Enrique Krauze, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
Refrain from scalping your lawn in winter to keep the natural protective layer in place.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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However, the thick bones of this particular man’s skull and spine likely protected his brain from completely burning, the researchers say.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Archaeologists first unearthed the remains of the poor young man—estimated to be in his twenties—in 1960; the black glass was discovered in his skull in 2020.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Lauren Sánchez, the fiancée of CEO Jeff Bezos, also plans to head to space on the New Shepard mission.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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That some of the nation’s top health officials have decided to head for the exit may only make matters worse.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The scans showed pathological bone growths in the cranium and jawbone.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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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
Verb
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Along these tracks, legend has it, a widow still searches for the remains of her husband, a railroad worker decapitated in an accident.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Dies After Getting Pulled Into Wood Chipper While Working, Officials Say Lynne Ladner, the Town Manager of Ocean Ridge, shared in a news conference that the landscaper went head first into the wood chipper up to his shoulders, which resulted in him being decapitated by the machine.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Freire defended his featherweight crown three times as a two-division champ before losing a July 2021 submission to A.J. McKee.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The only bar that matters is that Class 5A crown Ed McCaffrey won seven years ago.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Just last month, Islamist ADF terrorists, who want the eastern part of the country to become a Muslim Caliphate, rounded up 70 Christians and beheaded them – in a church.—
Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Members of Daesh, a terror organization, beheaded the 21 men on the beach and then posted the photographs in Dabiq, its propaganda magazine.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The city moved up and shortened the celebration’s two biggest parades, hoping to wrap them up before high winds moved in.—
Jeff Martin and Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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That intermingled production ecosystem represents a whopping $20 billion in trade, and the interest in shortening supply chains that has taken hold in recent years has spurred consistent investment across the region.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Find out how to prune fruit trees properly, plus tips for timing your pruning right.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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Trump officials say the effort will prune hundreds of billions in spending and curtail fraud.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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