as in shaved
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 pared
Shop pared-back styles from Everlane and Margaux, or whimsical interpretations from Free People and Toteme, cast in siren red and crinkled cream.
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Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
That frequency has been pared down to three ABC broadcasts so far in 2024.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
The major stock indexes pared back gains in pre-market trading Thursday morning, while traders upped the odds that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates by a quarter-point at its meeting next month.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
The benchmark index soared more than 10% at the open Tuesday but later pared those gains to 6%.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Earlier, mainland China’s CSI 300 index had skyrocketed over 10% at the open at its return from the Golden Week holiday, but the index pared gains later in the session.
—Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
The charges remain the same in the superseding indictment, though it's pared down from the original to account for the high court's ruling.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
That frequency has been pared down to three ABC broadcasts so far in 2024.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
The major stock indexes pared back gains in pre-market trading Thursday morning, while traders upped the odds that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates by a quarter-point at its meeting next month.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
The benchmark index soared more than 10% at the open Tuesday but later pared those gains to 6%.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Earlier, mainland China’s CSI 300 index had skyrocketed over 10% at the open at its return from the Golden Week holiday, but the index pared gains later in the session.
—Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
The charges remain the same in the superseding indictment, though it's pared down from the original to account for the high court's ruling.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pared
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With the extra attacker out, Fabian Zetterlund scored a power-play goal with 26 seconds left in regulation time to cut the Rangers lead to 3-2, but the Sharks could not find the equalizer.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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European countries, meanwhile, have some of the world’s strictest targets to cut emissions by 2030 — but have also secured new gas supplies following Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Maintain Your Yard Keep your grass mowed and shrubs trimmed to reduce tick habitats.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Last month, China’s central bank trimmed its reserve requirement ratio 50 basis points.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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Among the entries were a tractor, two dogs, and a vast, smiling frog, which had been tightly clipped out of boxwood.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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The tool also provides other benefits — if a video has been clipped or taken out of context, Know How can fetch the original full-length video in the state it was first published in.Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Pared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pared. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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