pare

verb

ˈper How to pronounce pare (audio)
Definition of parenext
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 tech-heavy index briefly saw a 10% decline from its most recent closing high, which is what the market considers a correction, but gains for Nvidia, Microsoft and other tech heavyweights helped pare those losses. — Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025 The Legislature failed to fund the project even after the district pared down its request. — Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025 The tech-heavy index briefly reached a 10% decline from its most recent closing high, which is what the market considers a correction, but gains for Nvidia, Microsoft and other tech heavyweights helped pare those losses. — Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 The Party will rule not through force but through that final kind of efficiency: power pared so completely that only one regime’s vision remains. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pare
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pare
  1. shave
  2. cut
  3. trim
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  • One hirsute San Francisco regular, Richard, kept changing his hair and shaving his face over the course of the shoot.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
  • If needed, lightly holding your skin taut should be enough to shave the area without excessively stretching or pulling at it.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of shave
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  • Within the scheme’s first week, traffic had fallen by 7.5%, with 273,000 fewer cars entering Manhattan’s central business district, and travel times on inbound river crossings had been cut by more than a third, leading to faster bus journeys.
    — Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The bill could also force Washington, D.C., to cut $1.1 billion in spending, affecting public safety and education.
    — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of cut
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  • Yet, certain aspects could have been trimmed for more condensed viewing, including a flashback to Cordelia’s birding vacation.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Combining layoffs and other types of departures, the Trump administration has trimmed the department's workforce from 4,133 to 2,183 since the start of his second term.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of trim

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