pared

verb

Definition of parednext
past tense of pare
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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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pared
  1. cut
  2. trimmed
  3. clipped
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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
  • But dramatically cutting calories isn’t practical for most people.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of cut
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  • The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.
    — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But over time, the big airlines trimmed service at smaller airports.
    — Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimmed
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  • The net simply gets clipped onto the detector as needed.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of clipped

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