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
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
The paring could be between a person and either an AI tool or an AI agent.
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Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
More and more people are solving that exact problem by paring down instead of piling on.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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Noun
Rumors of a Nader-Savchenko romance began sparking shortly after their paring on DWTS.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
The paring could be between a person and either an AI tool or an AI agent.
—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
In Europe, shares also fell sharply as the pan-European Stoxx 600 shed around 1%, paring earlier deeper losses by the afternoon.
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Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
More and more people are solving that exact problem by paring down instead of piling on.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paring
Noun
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Overdoing exfoliation, shaving and active ingredients in a single session can leave skin raw and reactive, and chasing every new product trend often means buying things your routine does not need.
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Think shampoo, conditioner, scalp treatment, body exfoliation, shaving, masks and moisturizing all rolled into one extended session.
Verb
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The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
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The Rockets essentially dumped Finney-Smith in a cost-cutting move after making some free agent transactions, notably signing guard Marcus Smart, and surrendered three second-rounders to the Hornets to seal the deal.
Noun
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Make sure that the upper half of your clipping has leaves so your plant can receive nutrients once it's replanted in soil.
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There was also, again strangely, slightly more clipping on show in very bright areas in the Bravia 9 II’s Standard and Movie presets than there was on the original Bravia 9, even though the Bravia 9 II actually displayed less clipping than its predecessor in Professional mode.
Verb
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This factor was vastly dwarfed by organizational restructuring, budget cuts, and economic conditions, which are all far more standard explanations historically used by corporations to justify trimming jobs.
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Consider trimming a task list, then schedule a quiet break between meetings to recharge.
Noun
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On director Rupert Wyatt’s Desert Warrior (2025), Mettler was the lead film editor, splinter unit director and associate producer.
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But as the season neared the winter transfer window, the expectation was for Mainoo to leave on loan rather than continue to pick up splinters on the bench.
Noun
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How can a sliver of that game day vibrancy be repeated on the average weekday?
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As a destination, Italy has exploded in popularity since the pandemic and the airing of the Max hit series The White Lotus, which broadcast just a sliver of what the country can offer visitors.
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“Paring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paring. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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