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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of manicure.

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Examples

  • Another Camel butt shot through the air, landing in manicured grass blades.

    HEINEKEN HAZE • by Wanda Morrow-Clevenger 2009

  • Inside these 630 acres, which closely resemble the Panama Canal Zone before the Americans gave it up, are 8,000 American military and diplomatic personnel in manicured suburban homes surrounded by neatly clipped hedges and backyard barbecue grills.

    When North Korea Falls 2006

  • Inside these 630 acres, which closely resemble the Panama Canal Zone before the Americans gave it up, are 8,000 American military and diplomatic personnel in manicured suburban homes surrounded by neatly clipped hedges and backyard barbecue grills.

    When North Korea Falls 2006

  • I wouldn't call it manicured, but it's the hand of someone who's never once raked leaves.

    Number 6 Fumbles Rachel Solar-Tuttle 2002

  • And in between the two uses of "manicured," they talk about working with the adult entertainment business.

    Above the Law 2010

  • I'm moving for this reason, but it isn't like there is much quiet in any "manicured" area ....

    Brad Ideas - Comments Sarah J. 2010

  • Definitely written by a guy who thinks "manicured" means something other than what it actually does ….

    Above the Law 2010

  • I'm moving for this reason, but it isn't like there is much quiet in any "manicured" area ....

    Brad Ideas - Comments Anonymous 2010

  • Betcha "manicured" may have something to do with her bikini area.

    Above the Law 2010

  • Can't the word "manicured" be used to mean … well, put-together?

    Above the Law 2010

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