as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
pared the stray branches on the tree
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Recent Examples of pare
Politico noted that Meta had been paring back its moderation efforts in recent years.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Since his demise, however, the team has pared payroll, allowing Blake Snell and Josh Hader to leave as free agents and trading superstar Juan Soto to the Yankees for five younger players.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
His evening ceremonies were pared down compared to events held around town for Obama's two inaugurations.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The end-result: What was a 26 episode order was pared down to just 20 episodes.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Since his demise, however, the team has pared payroll, allowing Blake Snell and Josh Hader to leave as free agents and trading superstar Juan Soto to the Yankees for five younger players.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
His evening ceremonies were pared down compared to events held around town for Obama's two inaugurations.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The end-result: What was a 26 episode order was pared down to just 20 episodes.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pare
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Planners say it’s expected to shave 12 minutes off travel times for buses and commuters and five minutes for others.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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And while Clay may face a battle to expand its use cases within a larger organization, companies that start shaving several percentage points off of their operating expenses will be difficult to pull away from Clay, said Meritech’s Alex Kurland, who led the new funding round.—
Alex Konrad,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Though Trump promised to bring down interest rates on the campaign trail, the president does not directly impact monetary policy, and the Fed many not cut interest rates again for a few months.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Each student will receive a collection of cut flower seeds for the Spring season.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Razorbacks trimmed the MU lead to 12 on the back of a 6-0 run in the early minutes of the second half.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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As the industry moves toward a leaner model, companies are trimming headcount.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Pare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pare. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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