1
as in cutting
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
he always shaves most of his hair off when the weather starts getting warmer
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2
as in brushing
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
just shaved the concrete post as the car turned the corner
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Recent Examples of shaving
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
My skin is irritated from so much shaving.
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
State House News Service, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
This detail rings true, according to the 2016 Netflix documentary Amanda Knox, Knox assumed that one of her roommates had cut themselves shaving, but felt fearful upon seeing the human waste.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Lanthimos taped the head-shaving live, so there was only one shot.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
My skin is irritated from so much shaving.
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
One analyst suggested that shaving a percentage point off the state’s income tax could cut available revenues by roughly $5 billion.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
This detail rings true, according to the 2016 Netflix documentary Amanda Knox, Knox assumed that one of her roommates had cut themselves shaving, but felt fearful upon seeing the human waste.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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Corner-cutting climbers could be in real danger.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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The program generates revenue for states to fund clean energy development and energy efficiency initiatives while cutting carbon pollution roughly in half, a rate of emissions reductions far faster than the national average.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Another, also built from white disks on a bending wire, evokes a mechanized Japanese cherry tree, its circles—perched high on a narrow stem—not revolving so much as brushing quickly past one another.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The second verse is no less random, with lyrics about moonwalking on a UFO, dropping bars while brushing teeth and a shout out to legendary 2001 blaxploitation-adjacent comedy Pootie Tang.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Something as simple as trimming nails or cutting hair also takes on new challenges, as without gravity, every tiny clipping would drift around, potentially clogging equipment or entering astronauts' eyes or lungs.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Ewpjdk 4-Pack Garden Pruning Shears come with four pruning shears for the price of one and are versatile enough to take on all kinds of fall pruning tasks, like harvesting, clipping, deadheading, and cutting off the final fruits of the season, before winter comes.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Scott's expertise in embellishment and her ability to execute it in the most chic way prevailed; whether as crystal beading on the cape-style lapel of a jacket, a delicate fur-like fringe in neon green flanking a black dress, or a tubular velvet rope trimming the edges of tank-style pieces.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Something as simple as trimming nails or cutting hair also takes on new challenges, as without gravity, every tiny clipping would drift around, potentially clogging equipment or entering astronauts' eyes or lungs.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When Taylor looks over, Jere is kissing a girl in the kitchen.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The two announced their romance on Instagram April 20 with a photo of Cyrus kissing her on the cheek.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The score surges and splinters, and the world is askew.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The brittle, eco-friendly bamboo straw is another concession to the community, as are the splinters.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Recharge takes about two hours (if needed, the Luba will return to charge and resume mowing without requiring intervention).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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Just before overseeding, reduce the mowing height of the existing grass by 25 percent.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the story, which shifts from Atlanta to Norway and back, the author also slips in slivers of strangeness, such as Aud listening to the music of Diamanda Galás on the way to an appointment.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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For now, that benefit, in Samsung’s view, will come in the form of slim and foldable phones — even though sales of such devices only make up a sliver of the broader smartphone market, according to market research data.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Shaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaving. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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