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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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up more than 375 points before paring that gain.
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Hakyung Kim,samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2024
And part of the dip is tied to the pandemic era’s government generosity that has not yet fully been pared back.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
Instead of a sumptuous romantic epic, the film is pared back and raw.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
In the past year, schoolbook chapters on the Mughal period have been pared down or removed altogether.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
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Hakyung Kim,samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2024
And part of the dip is tied to the pandemic era’s government generosity that has not yet fully been pared back.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
Instead of a sumptuous romantic epic, the film is pared back and raw.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
In the past year, schoolbook chapters on the Mughal period have been pared down or removed altogether.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Pare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pare. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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