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
The 10-year yield jumped 13 basis points last week after the Federal Reserve pared down rate-cut projections, indicating only two more interest rate cuts lie ahead in 2025, down from four potential cuts that had been signaled in September.
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The two pared down their guest list to just 60 people.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Money markets this week pared back bets on the pace of further trims next year after the publication of data on inflation and summer wage growth, and are now pricing in roughly 50 basis points of upcoming cuts, down from an outlook of around 70 basis points’ worth of cuts on Monday.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
In the ’90s, gowns were pared back with more severe, minimalist silhouettes.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
The Fed lowered its benchmark, short-term fed funds rate late Wednesday by a quarter percentage point, as expected, but pared back its forecast for rate cuts next year.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Futures pricing pared back the outlook for cuts in 2025, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch measure.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Investors pared back BoE rate cut bets to fully price in just two quarter-point cuts in borrowing costs between now and the end of 2025.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Opt for a small kitchen island with clean lines that’s pared down.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
Jenni Reid, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The two pared down their guest list to just 60 people.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Money markets this week pared back bets on the pace of further trims next year after the publication of data on inflation and summer wage growth, and are now pricing in roughly 50 basis points of upcoming cuts, down from an outlook of around 70 basis points’ worth of cuts on Monday.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
In the ’90s, gowns were pared back with more severe, minimalist silhouettes.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
The Fed lowered its benchmark, short-term fed funds rate late Wednesday by a quarter percentage point, as expected, but pared back its forecast for rate cuts next year.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Futures pricing pared back the outlook for cuts in 2025, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch measure.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Investors pared back BoE rate cut bets to fully price in just two quarter-point cuts in borrowing costs between now and the end of 2025.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Opt for a small kitchen island with clean lines that’s pared down.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pared
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Despite barely being old enough to attend kindergarten, Cole was already cutting his teeth with a game that some have deemed to be the hardest of all time.Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Averaging 20 points per game in December was not cutting it.Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
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But over time, the big airlines trimmed service at smaller airports.Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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The net simply gets clipped onto the detector as needed.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
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The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Pared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pared. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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