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
With her fashion making a statement, Swift kept her glam pared down but not without her signature red lip.
Kelce, 35, kept his attire cool and casual, opting for a knitted short-sleeve shirt and matching shorts, as well as white sneakers.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 25 June 2025
Sometimes a collection even starts quite like that, and then gets pared down.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Consumers also pared their spending last month, marking their first reduction since January, while incomes also dropped, the Commerce Department said on Friday.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 27 June 2025
The style is pared down and technically precise, letting products shine while adding a spark of personality, as in Dungeness crab with yuzu kosho butter, perched over silken tofu.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 25 June 2025
Sometimes a collection even starts quite like that, and then gets pared down.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Consumers also pared their spending last month, marking their first reduction since January, while incomes also dropped, the Commerce Department said on Friday.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 27 June 2025
The style is pared down and technically precise, letting products shine while adding a spark of personality, as in Dungeness crab with yuzu kosho butter, perched over silken tofu.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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For trial, Black suggested that Alvarez shave his mustache to detract from the officer’s rough-guy image.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
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July 9 was the first of three days in which a millisecond or more could be shaved off the clock on account of how the moon's position relative to Earth is influencing our planet's rotation.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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On Thursday, the White House announced that Trump had just sent letters to the heads of 17 major pharmaceutical companies pushing them to cut the prices that Americans have to pay down to the levels that people in other countries pay.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The storm cut nearby Miccosukee tribal members off from the rest of the world for two days.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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There’s open-pore wood trim with backlit accents, brushed aluminum trim, a wide range of ambient lights and three-zone climate control.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending legislation will trim more than $900 billion in federal spending on Medicaid over the next decade.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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“Pare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pare. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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