Definition of paring
1 : the act of cutting away an edge or surface
2 : something pared off apple parings
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Recent Examples of paring from the Web
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Optional wine parings from Michael Taylor of SGWS and Brennon Staples of The Fat Lamb are available.
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Remove from the grill and, when cool to the touch, use a sharp paring knife to remove the kernels.
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Those numbers say something different from the falling numbers for objections to various parings.
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The 2017 CMT Awards announced a new list of performers on Monday (June 5), including the live paring of Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan.
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And, based on the $456.06 million unrestricted operating budget for the 2017-18 school year previously approved by the board, some significant paring will be necessary to reconcile spending and available revenue.
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The idea of pairing a beer specifically with burgers makes sense at Collision Bend, the Flats East Bank brewpub whose menu was created especially with beer parings in mind.
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Remington’s also has two chef’s tables where diners can get a $100 tasting menu that features 15 small courses with wine parings.
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But there was a big difference between those parings and the ones Trump may be on the verge of trying to make now: the earlier presidential moves to redraw monument boundaries were not contested.
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First Known Use of paring
14th century
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