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
Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Oil prices pared gains on Thursday after Brent crude briefly touched $100 a barrel, as attacks were reported on three more cargo ships in the Persian Gulf and traders reacted to the IEA's move to release government stockpiles.
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Sam Meredith,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Brent crude, which had soared to almost $120 a barrel at the start of the week, has since pared gains to around $90.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
But oil prices pared their gains through the day, initially on talks that seven of the world's largest economies could coordinate moves to push back on the spikes.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
Over the last several months, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis have pared back EV ambitions.
—Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Treasuries later pared some losses, and the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index trimmed gains after the Financial Times reported that Group of Seven finance ministers would discuss a possible joint release of oil reserves with the International Energy Agency.
—Marcus Wong, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
To be sure, oil prices quickly pared their huge gains Monday.
—Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Stocks pared early losses on Tuesday as investors assessed the potential economic fallout from the Iran war, including the impact on global oil supplies.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Stocks pared some losses Tuesday as the surge in oil prices moderated and investors monitored comments from the White House.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Sam Meredith,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Brent crude, which had soared to almost $120 a barrel at the start of the week, has since pared gains to around $90.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
But oil prices pared their gains through the day, initially on talks that seven of the world's largest economies could coordinate moves to push back on the spikes.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
Over the last several months, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis have pared back EV ambitions.
—Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Treasuries later pared some losses, and the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index trimmed gains after the Financial Times reported that Group of Seven finance ministers would discuss a possible joint release of oil reserves with the International Energy Agency.
—Marcus Wong, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
To be sure, oil prices quickly pared their huge gains Monday.
—Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Stocks pared early losses on Tuesday as investors assessed the potential economic fallout from the Iran war, including the impact on global oil supplies.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Stocks pared some losses Tuesday as the surge in oil prices moderated and investors monitored comments from the White House.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pared
Verb
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But Birdville shaved away the deficit to close.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The orange juice, vinegar, and honey sauce add a zesty flavoring, pairing perfectly with rosemary and shaved Parmesan cheese.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Idaho lawmakers are trying to balance the budget this year after cutting over $450 million in revenue in 2025.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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One piece of legislation that's drawn a lot of attention is a resolution that could have cut property taxes for homeowners by 75% or more through a state constitutional amendment.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To be honest, even with the public spectacle of a trial now taken off CAA’s plate, most of Musero’s case had been trimmed back in June last year (see below), so a lot of what could have taken place on the record and in public would have been somewhere between embarrassing and performative.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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The space agency quickly determined that the 2022 strike trimmed the smaller asteroid’s orbit around its bigger companion.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Even 20 years ago, film wasn’t as accessible or easily clipped together.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Before the Tank reached the tree’s base, Emerald clipped himself to a plastic rope attached to another tree and pulled himself across to it.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Pared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pared. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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