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
Utilities are reduced in phases, while security is often heightened and maintenance pared down to essentials.
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Kristin Mueller, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
To make that possible, models are often pared down to conserve energy and processing power.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Once its largest shareholder with a 40% stake, Lefkofsky stepped down from an active leadership role at Groupon in 2015 and has since pared his holdings to just under 10%.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Stocks were lower Friday morning but pared some losses after the data release.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Farmers have also been dealing with lower prices on crops like corn and grain and have pared back their spending as a result.
—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
However, once the director and producers got to see it, the fight was pared down to just the meat.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Kristin Mueller, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
To make that possible, models are often pared down to conserve energy and processing power.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Once its largest shareholder with a 40% stake, Lefkofsky stepped down from an active leadership role at Groupon in 2015 and has since pared his holdings to just under 10%.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Stocks were lower Friday morning but pared some losses after the data release.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Farmers have also been dealing with lower prices on crops like corn and grain and have pared back their spending as a result.
—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
However, once the director and producers got to see it, the fight was pared down to just the meat.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pared
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Lush lumps of rock crab arrived in a flying saucer made of ice and covered with kohlrabi shaved thin as a layer of frost.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, video posted by the Salvadoran government showed detainees stripped and having their heads shaved before being frog-marched in handcuffs and chains at their feet and waist into the prison.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Others have cut bills by a factor of five.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Jobless claims hit their highest level since 2021 last week, adding to recent labor market revisions that have fueled confidence the Fed will cut rates in September.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, Walmart has also trimmed some of its tech jobs in the Bay Area this year, WARN notices the company has filed with the state EDD show.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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His hair, which had been neatly trimmed for a court appearance several months ago, was darker and disheveled, his face bearded.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The video quickly clipped to the white sedan engulfed in flames.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, other states with stricter regimes may have their wings clipped.—
Owen Tedford,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Pared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pared. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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