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as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street
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as in shortening
to make less in extent or duration
cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend
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Verb
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Exposure to direct sunlight or high temperatures can cause squash to ripen too quickly, shortening its shelf life.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025 -
One of the most difficult parts of wedding planning is shortening the guest list.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Some view focusing on one’s goals with determination as an act of selfishness.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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To some city residents, the aggravating escapades became a symbol of selfishness in the social media era.—
Mike Baker,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Melissa Joan Hart is showing off her impressive beard-trimming skills!—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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The couple can be seen having a blast as Hart took the clippers and started trimming Wilkerson's beard in various ways, eventually splitting it into three long strands.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And the itemizing of it, breaking it up, short form, the clipping it out.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
18 Dec. 2024
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In Don’t Look Back, Bob is reading in a newspaper clipping about himself.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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To make all of this a little more ethically dubious, add in the fact that in the creator economy, attention equals money.—
Kelsey McKinney,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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The government argued that while conditions in the country remained similar, there had been improvements in health, economy, and public safety, and that TPS for Venezuela is not in the national interest of the United States.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Woot sets itself apart in the dynamic world of e-commerce with its distinctive approach to limited-time offers and significant savings.—
Gabriela Vatu,
PCMAG,
5 Feb. 2025
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How to save money as prices rise There are, however, savings benefits to buying in bulk, said Steven Conners, founder and president of Conners Wealth Management in Scottsdale, Arizona.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Along with vintage and bone china pieces, look for ironstone china at the thrift store.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2025
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TikTok Users React Madeline's video received thousands of comments from other TikTok users who shared their reactions to her thrift store discovery.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And even if the existing global public health architecture survives this time of parsimony and austerity, it will have been remodeled along the way.—
Laurie Garrett,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2012
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But the Senate’s parsimony on these issues was praised by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a think tank that advocates for racial and economic justice.—
Larry Edelman,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 June 2023
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“Cutting back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20back. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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