cuticles

plural of cuticle

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Noun
  • To prevent roaches, keep stove tops, counters and floors clean of grease and food; repair any plumbing leaks; seal cracks and holes near doors, windows and other areas of the home; and always keep an eye out for signs of cockroaches, which can include eggs, droppings and shed skins.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The film satirizes key elements of the zeitgeist, with costumes acting as signifiers for wealth and status — second skins for the main characters.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones).
    Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The rugged, zigzagging massif is the result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 100 million years ago and later massive glacial activity in the Pleistocene epoch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Go further by Set the scene with warm lighting, textured serving trays, and small plates of complementary bites for that boutique cafe feel.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The tree’s hardwood is excellent for fuel, boomerangs, clubs, and shields.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Just three days in and these XL-sized shields are thick as thieves, which doesn’t seem threatening to anyone whose name isn’t Annie.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But mycelium—whether produced by MycoWorks or another startup—is not a drop-in replacement for cow or calf hides in production and has proven to have shortcomings as a leather alternative.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • About 1,150 accessories, components, fabrics, synthetic and model firms from 109 countries presented their fall 2026 collections at the fair, which remains a global reference for luxury hides.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This worldwide effort mails free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children under age 5 every month, with a goal of sparking a lifetime love of reading.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In the past, only elite researchers had access to their genetic fingerprints, but now personal genotyping is available to anyone who orders the service online and mails in a spit sample.
    Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Cuticles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuticles. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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