as in cutting
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 paring
Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Guests enjoy an incredible exploration and paring of Cycladic foods and wines at CHES.
—Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Buffett, 94, began paring the massive investment in mid-July, putting pressure on the stock’s price ever since.
—Katherine Doherty, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The paring looked promising, as Nabers got off to a historic start, posting two 100-yard receiving games and scoring three touchdowns in his first four games.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Guests enjoy an incredible exploration and paring of Cycladic foods and wines at CHES.
—Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Oil prices were lower on Tuesday, paring recent gains after notching their sharpest weekly gain since early 2023 last week.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Buffett, 94, began paring the massive investment in mid-July, putting pressure on the stock’s price ever since.
—Katherine Doherty, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paring
Noun
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Lovely amenities in each room includes eye-level safes, bedside reading lamps, multiple shaving/makeup mirrors, towel warmers, a bathroom scale, and footlights in the spacious walk-in shower showers.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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This involved painful bouts of bleaching, shaving, waxing and chemicals, which left her burned and bruised.—
Rhonda Garelick,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Stewart was also a prolific chronicler of her own story, keeping news clippings, photographs, and letters that span decades and continents.—
Sara Ivry,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Feb. 2025
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Highly classified material was mixed in with newspaper clippings and dinner menus.—
Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Melissa Joan Hart is showing off her impressive beard-trimming skills!—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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The couple can be seen having a blast as Hart took the clippers and started trimming Wilkerson's beard in various ways, eventually splitting it into three long strands.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Raw edges add to the appeal but may cause splinters when handling.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Be sure to include tweezers for removing splinters or ticks, gauze for bleeding, antibiotic ointment, blister treatment, children’s pain reliever and antihistamine, antiseptic wipes, and lots of bandages.—
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Niemelä never looked the part of an NHL defenceman, but maybe there’s a team that still sees a sliver of hope.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The wealth gap Black people consistently hold a tiny sliver of the overall wealth of the United States.—
Ben Berkowitz,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Paring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paring. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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