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
At the same time, Irvine Company is paring down its downtown holdings.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
That program had been pared back even before it was passed two years ago — also for budget reasons — and lawmakers this week swept away what remained.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
But the economic damage is done Stocks tumbled Thursday, with the Dow initially sinking more than 2,000 points before paring some losses and ending the day down around 1,000 points, or 2.5%.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Over the course of the year, Buffett pared this back by about two-thirds, selling just over 600 million shares and reducing the proportion of Berkshire's Apple holdings to just 22 percent of its total portfolio, per its most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
That program had been pared back even before it was passed two years ago — also for budget reasons — and lawmakers this week swept away what remained.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
But the economic damage is done Stocks tumbled Thursday, with the Dow initially sinking more than 2,000 points before paring some losses and ending the day down around 1,000 points, or 2.5%.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Over the course of the year, Buffett pared this back by about two-thirds, selling just over 600 million shares and reducing the proportion of Berkshire's Apple holdings to just 22 percent of its total portfolio, per its most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pare
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In a campus webinar Wednesday, Duke Executive Vice President Daniel Ennis and Antwan Lofton, its VP for human resources, summarized some of the actions Duke has taken or will be introducing in the coming weeks to shave costs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Legislators may also take up legislation this year to shave off some of the tax revenue the state currently collects from property insurers and redirect it toward a grant program for fire-resistant roofs and vegetation management work.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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With the new order, Trump is threatening to cut federal funds to cities and states his Administration decides are blocking his mass deportation effort.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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The state says the rule is crucial to meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and cutting smog-forming pollutants.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Keep it simple and sweet by wrapping paper into a cone, trimming the excess if desired, and securing it with tape.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2025
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With trade tensions spooking price-sensitive consumers and high-flying decision-makers within their ranks, airlines are trimming costs, capacity, and expectations — all while hoping for smoother skies ahead.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Pare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pare. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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