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Recent Examples of scalp
Toria Sheffield, People.com, 10 May 2025
Indeed, improvements in scalp itch, particularly, were seen in the roflumilast group as early as 24 hours after the first treatment.
—Paul McClure 07, New Atlas, 7 May 2025
Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
This is a movie that works by scalping our expectations.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Some with the condition experience patchy hair loss confined to the scalp, while others experience total hair loss all over the body.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 10 May 2025
Indeed, improvements in scalp itch, particularly, were seen in the roflumilast group as early as 24 hours after the first treatment.
—Paul McClure 07, New Atlas, 7 May 2025
Verb
However, 29-year-old Matthew Short and Labuschagne revived the Aussies momentum with a 95-run partnership before Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone scalped two wickets during the middle overs, leaving Australia at 4-135.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
This is a movie that works by scalping our expectations.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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Between 1995 and 2013, a skull and bone fragments washed ashore on the beaches of South Jersey, including in Longport, Margate and Ocean City.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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The report does, however, include the detail that the ball that killed Felix must have been traveling at over 100 miles per hour to cause the skull fracture.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Rubber outsoles provide traction for tearing up the dance floor at a wedding or heading out for a day of seeing tourist attractions, and lightly padded insoles cushion your feet with every step.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2025
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Brown will be able to head out on his Breezy Bowl tour, according to the conditions of his bail.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Experts found the cranium and the skull fragment were likely archaeological finds, some being more than 100 years old and others being more than 500 years old, FOX 35 reported.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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All those wrinkles allow more surface area of the brain to fit in the cranium.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some victims were mutilated, and many were decapitated.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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While this was a funeral rite for some in the Roman period, the researchers think the man was decapitated as a mercy killing after the lion bite.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Torrey won the first four Open titles, while CCA has earned the Open crown two of the past three years.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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It’s been a marquee week for the Fort Collins power, as Fossil Ridge won its first girls track and field title last Saturday, then its first girls soccer crown on Wednesday.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Men on electric scooters zoomed past a square where prisoners used to be beheaded, now a few blocks away from a gleaming new metro station.—
Vivian Nereim,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The Scholl siblings, their friends and their professor were beheaded for urging students at the University of Munich to oppose the Nazi regime.—
Peter Nguyen,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The jacket sleeves were shortened along with her trousers, leaving a well-deserved moment for Jackson’s statement combat boots.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Paper gowns could be easily shortened to miniskirt length to wear as a reception or getaway dress.—
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Two former HubSpot employees came out in defense, outlining that the business had been undertaking pruning strategies.—
Lis Anderson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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In our part of the world, that crop may appear from late winter to late spring, depending on pruning practices and weather conditions.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 May 2025
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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