as in shaved
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 pared
News that Berkshire Hathaway has pared positions may be having an effect.
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John Navin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The Truth Social parent company surged above 50% after the close Tuesday but has since pared back those gains.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annika Kim Constantino,michele Luhn,ashley Capoot,julie Coleman,josephine Rozzelle,ece Yildirim,ruxandra Iordache,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,cj Haddad, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Shop pared-back styles from Everlane and Margaux, or whimsical interpretations from Free People and Toteme, cast in siren red and crinkled cream.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
That frequency has been pared down to three ABC broadcasts so far in 2024.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
The major stock indexes pared back gains in pre-market trading Thursday morning, while traders upped the odds that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates by a quarter-point at its meeting next month.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
The benchmark index soared more than 10% at the open Tuesday but later pared those gains to 6%.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Earlier, mainland China’s CSI 300 index had skyrocketed over 10% at the open at its return from the Golden Week holiday, but the index pared gains later in the session.
—Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
The charges remain the same in the superseding indictment, though it's pared down from the original to account for the high court's ruling.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
John Navin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The Truth Social parent company surged above 50% after the close Tuesday but has since pared back those gains.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annika Kim Constantino,michele Luhn,ashley Capoot,julie Coleman,josephine Rozzelle,ece Yildirim,ruxandra Iordache,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,cj Haddad, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Shop pared-back styles from Everlane and Margaux, or whimsical interpretations from Free People and Toteme, cast in siren red and crinkled cream.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
That frequency has been pared down to three ABC broadcasts so far in 2024.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
The major stock indexes pared back gains in pre-market trading Thursday morning, while traders upped the odds that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates by a quarter-point at its meeting next month.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
The benchmark index soared more than 10% at the open Tuesday but later pared those gains to 6%.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Earlier, mainland China’s CSI 300 index had skyrocketed over 10% at the open at its return from the Golden Week holiday, but the index pared gains later in the session.
—Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
The charges remain the same in the superseding indictment, though it's pared down from the original to account for the high court's ruling.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pared
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The Fed ultimately voted to begin cutting rates in September and again opted to lower rates at its November meeting, just days after the election.Julia Shapero, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Macy’s — Shares shed less than 1% after the department store chain cut its fiscal-year forecast .Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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There are also far too many songs in A Complete Unknown—most are profoundly affecting, but a few ought to have been strategically trimmed.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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The hope is that NASA will use its limited budget to continue to fund this kind of research, but the worry is that as costs get trimmed with a focus on human exploration of the Moon and Mars, work that doesn’t have an obvious and immediate practical application will fall by the wayside.Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
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In that incident, the semitrailer was crossing the track when the train clipped the rear of the trailer, according to Avoca Fire Department Battalion Chief Jacob Davis.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Josie made two solid, explosive passes at the convoy, but her bird could not avoid getting clipped by enemy fire.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Pared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pared. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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