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
The collections were pared back and refined, with an air of sophistication and polish.
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David Moin, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
The European Central Bank has been calling on UniCredit to pare down its Russian operations following the war in Ukraine.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Shares pared gains slightly to trade up 4.18% by 9:00 a.m. London time.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Other Asia-Pacific markets were mostly still up on news that the Canadian and Mexican tariffs had been put on hold, CNBC reported, though stocks in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong pared gains.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
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David Moin, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
The European Central Bank has been calling on UniCredit to pare down its Russian operations following the war in Ukraine.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Shares pared gains slightly to trade up 4.18% by 9:00 a.m. London time.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Other Asia-Pacific markets were mostly still up on news that the Canadian and Mexican tariffs had been put on hold, CNBC reported, though stocks in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong pared gains.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pare
Verb
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Her hair, which was shaved down to a buzz cut for her surgery, appeared to be much darker than her usual blonde.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Newcomers like closer Devin Williams, who has already shaved off his signature beard from his days with the Milwaukee Brewers, are among those who could start letting their facial hair grow out again.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The University of Pennsylvania, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Southern California have also paused or cut their graduate admissions, at least temporarily.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Today, Meaghan Garvey offers an ontological bonus cut from her time in Sweden with King Nothingg.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2025
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Also different in 2025, five broad categories were trimmed to three.—
David Spiegel,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, superhero cinema seems to be trimming a lot of the fat that’s contributed to the genre’s loss of gloss from its heady days of late-2010s.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Pare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pare. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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