winnowing

verb

Definition of winnowingnext
present participle of winnow
as in culling
to remove less desirable choices from a group or list They winnowed the pool of applicants down to a few of the strongest candidates. I tried to winnow out the options that weren't a good value for the price.

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  1. trimming
  2. reducing
  3. paring
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  • Other cost-saving opportunities may come from trimming benefits.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Asia Lenders in China, with a nudge from the People’s Bank of China, are expected to join the campaign to revive business activity by trimming their loan prime rates on Monday.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of trimming
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  • As research progresses, there is hope that these new strategies will provide patients with better options for recovery, reducing the physical and emotional toll of scarring.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • By the start of the 20th century, other innovations included smokeless powder, dramatically reducing sniper signatures on the battlefield.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of reducing
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  • Joby Aviation – Shares dropped more than 8%, paring back gains made in the previous session.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Some pharmacy chains have struggled in recent years amid cutbacks from inflation-weary consumers, with shoppers paring their spending on non-prescription items.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of paring
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