as in cutting
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 paring
Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
This 13-piece knife set has six handy blades, including a large chef’s knife for chopping and a paring blade for smaller slices.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The opposite approach—paring things down to the bare minimum—often comes at the cost of comfort and routine.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The paring could be between a person and either an AI tool or an AI agent.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
This 13-piece knife set has six handy blades, including a large chef’s knife for chopping and a paring blade for smaller slices.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Verb
The expected tariff refund helped push the company’s stock up 6% in pre-market trading, before paring back gains.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The opposite approach—paring things down to the bare minimum—often comes at the cost of comfort and routine.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paring
Noun
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What’s more impressive is that Iambic was able to move the treatment from its discovery phase to its clinical trial initiation in just two years — shaving years off what can be one of the most time-consuming aspects of new drug development.—
Brad Quick,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Dollar Shave club, an authority in the men's shaving space, just created a collection catering to women, too.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Levu remained hot, banging home an RBI single in the bottom of the third, cutting the deficit by a run.—
Jack Vita,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Upon arrival, crews immediately began cutting holes in the roof for ventilation and took an offensive approach to battling the flames.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
Noun
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And if the power unit does require some super clipping, the additional V6 output leaves more power available to keep the car driving, reducing those speed differentials.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Without proper clipping, the plant will look worse for wear and may decrease the visual interest of your garden.—
Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Then Pages drove him in by roping his own double into the left-field corner, trimming the Brewers’ lead to two runs.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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To prevent groundhogs, make your yard less inviting by securing trash, trimming brush, and fencing your garden.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
23 May 2026
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While the group claims it was formed by splinter factions of the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, authorities have accused it of being a front for the TTP.—
Riaz Khan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Not-so-splendid splinter During a 1976 game against the Dodgers at San Diego Stadium, Padres left-hander Randy Jones was pitching to the Dodgers’ Bill Russell to lead off the seventh inning.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The dress is shaped by a series of cutouts down the bodice, exposing slivers of the dancer’s skin.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Whereas Charlotte and area towns have some control over projects through zoning decisions in their communities, the county only oversees a small sliver of unincorporated land in south Mecklenburg.—
Mary Ramsey
May 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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“Paring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paring. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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