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Recent Examples of scalp
Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2025
Her top tip: prep with a hydrating leave-in and use a gentle mid-week scalp rinse to prevent buildup.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
After trying every solution possible, ranging from supplements to powders, Gardner stumbled upon scalp micropigmentation (SMP).
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
This makes peptide serums more like scalp skincare than hair regrowth tonics.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Marijuana can often be detected in scalp hair for up to 90 days.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2025
Her top tip: prep with a hydrating leave-in and use a gentle mid-week scalp rinse to prevent buildup.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
After trying every solution possible, ranging from supplements to powders, Gardner stumbled upon scalp micropigmentation (SMP).
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
This makes peptide serums more like scalp skincare than hair regrowth tonics.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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Latvian workers harvested rock from the small hill along the lake, eventually discovering a human skull amongst the rubble in 1964.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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The doctors have to remove a small piece of his skull to release the pressure in his brain.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Quite a few designs featured striking swirls, which Daveed says speak to the ways that many Haitian immigrants must travel when heading into the United States for a better life.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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In approximately 14 months, voters will once again head to the polls to vote.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Using high-resolution scans of the child’s cranium and jaw, scientists now propose that the individual possessed anatomical traits of both Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Of course, something similar typified our evolution, too, which can all too easily be cast as the blossoming forth of ever-plumper craniums.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That’s not the first time a team mascot has been decapitated.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps Clemson feared he'd get decapitated by Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins Jr.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The colors were inspired by our surrounding environment – violet crown skies and the green canopies of our parks and trails.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Jabari came to hold that crown and was the zoo’s first lion to share a habitat with an adult female and cubs — a historic and rare feat at zoos.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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According to psychiatrist interviews conducted with his younger sister, Allyn, Kemper cut the hands off of her doll, beheaded and dismembered the family cat, and fantasized about executions and gas chambers.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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France returned three human skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be that of a king beheaded by French colonial forces during a 19th century massacre.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mishkin also wasn’t persuaded there were exigent circumstances to warrant shortening the 15-day window.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Overnight humidity recovery should help shorten the burn period and reduce maximum spread distances.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Liberation from time and pruning through mass dishwasher ownership is a dream that remainsonly partly fulfilled.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Maintaining proper airflow by pruning can be as easy as snapping off a low branch or snipping a growing tip here and there.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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