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
Politico noted that Meta had been paring back its moderation efforts in recent years.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Since his demise, however, the team has pared payroll, allowing Blake Snell and Josh Hader to leave as free agents and trading superstar Juan Soto to the Yankees for five younger players.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
His evening ceremonies were pared down compared to events held around town for Obama's two inaugurations.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The end-result: What was a 26 episode order was pared down to just 20 episodes.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Since his demise, however, the team has pared payroll, allowing Blake Snell and Josh Hader to leave as free agents and trading superstar Juan Soto to the Yankees for five younger players.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
His evening ceremonies were pared down compared to events held around town for Obama's two inaugurations.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The end-result: What was a 26 episode order was pared down to just 20 episodes.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pare
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Nearly $2 billion in upgrades would only shave off 10 minutes from the 5.5-hour journey, according to the study. $24 billion in upgrades would trim 35 minutes.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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Brie Larson shaved her head for a West End play, Machine Gun Kelly is rocking a man bun, and Lisa Rinna went full blunt-bang chic.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Funding for United Nations agencies, including peacekeeping, human rights and refugee agencies, have been traditional targets for Republican administrations to cut.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Stocks rapidly cut those losses after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Trump struck a deal to delay the tariffs for one month.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Just remember to trim your cat's nails to avoid unwanted scratches, Sung said.—
Claire Thornton,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Tulsi Gabbard trimmed her confirmation hearing opening remarks, leaving out a line accusing the intelligence committee of leaking information to build up the Russia investigation against President Trump, Axios has learned.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Pare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pare. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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