as in shaves
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
pared the stray branches on the tree
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“Pares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pares. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.
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