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
Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Using a sharp paring knife, a smallish slit is cut into each breast, about 1 1/2-inches deep.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 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
Guests enjoy an incredible exploration and paring of Cycladic foods and wines at CHES.
—Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Using a sharp paring knife, a smallish slit is cut into each breast, about 1 1/2-inches deep.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 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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Dishes play off of each other in delightful ways, like the translucent half-moon of shrimp carpaccio, topped with shavings of sea bream bottarga and dancing in a bergamot and almond oil dressing.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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On top of a reusable razor and a cute stand, this set comes with a gel for dry shaving and five replacement blades, ensuring many smooth shaves to come.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The La Jolla Historical Society has a box dedicated to newspaper clippings, photos and documents from Bird Rock’s history.—
Robert Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Last year, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) announced that the designer had gifted the institution more than 200 items from his archive, in addition to material including press clippings, runway footage, sketches and photographs.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
6 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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Plus, wooden tools and handles might crack, splinter, and break if exposed to excess moisture.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2025
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Popular on Variety The tone for proceedings is set by an introductory anecdote that Ricciardi relates directly to camera, concerning a teenage masturbation mishap that left him with splinters in the head of his member.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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A lot of people were holding out a sliver of hope that Trump One wouldn’t be the road map for Trump Two.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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In the greater Bay Area, insurers who opt into the plan will be required to write more policies in Marin, Napa, and Santa Cruz counties, as well as parts of San Mateo and Sonoma counties and a sliver of Santa Clara County.—
Ethan Varian,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Paring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paring. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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