as in to shave
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 pare
Farmers have also been dealing with lower prices on crops like corn and grain and have pared back their spending as a result.
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Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
The introduction of scholarship limits in the 1970s reduced the number of in-state players in each class, and numbers dropped again in the 1990s as programs pared back to 85 scholarships.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
What truly sets the home apart isn’t its sleek and pared-back modern design, however, but rather its fortress-level security system.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
At some point, California will need to stand up to its powerful public-employee unions and pare back these unaffordable benefits.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Aug. 2025
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Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
The introduction of scholarship limits in the 1970s reduced the number of in-state players in each class, and numbers dropped again in the 1990s as programs pared back to 85 scholarships.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
What truly sets the home apart isn’t its sleek and pared-back modern design, however, but rather its fortress-level security system.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
At some point, California will need to stand up to its powerful public-employee unions and pare back these unaffordable benefits.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pare
Verb
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Last week, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that tariffs would shave trillions of dollars off the federal budget deficit.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Per a Vogue cover story earlier this month, the actress’ head was shaved in real time during a scene in the movie.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Initially lined up outside, Chiefs defensive end Chris Jones quickly cut inside to beat the right tackle.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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On the northeast of the fire, by Sugar Pine Mountain, crews worked in steep, inaccessible terrain to bring containment lines into the natural rock bluff, trying to cut the fire off south of the Wishon Reservoir for the protection of the critical hydroelectric infrastructure.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Undeterred, Rodgers connected on a five-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Warren to trim the deficit to 26-24.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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For his efforts, which also included spending more than $7,000 to trim trees and cut down two redwoods and a fir, he was rewarded with a certificate from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety that persuaded his insurer to maintain his coverage.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Pare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pare. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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