parings

Definition of paringsnext
plural of paring

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Noun
  • From removing splinters or opening bandages, to snagging ingrown hairs and tightening eyeglass screws, tweezers are one of those travel essentials that my mom never regrets packing.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Similarly, older floors tend to creak and squeak underfoot, and may even have loose staples, nails, or wooden splinters that can put you at risk.
    Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • How much America’s Culinary Cup relies on head-to-head cook-offs to send people home gives all those slivers of information a little more urgency, though.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • On the tea-time menu that Wednesday is Vazhakkai Bajji, green plantain slivers folded into spicy chickpea batter, deep-fried a crisp orange-brown and presented on a banana leaf with a coconut dipping chutney on the side.
    Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Yet University City has never developed the kind of independent dining culture that has flourished in other parts of Charlotte.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
  • O'ahu resident Melanie Lee saw what's left of her house for the first time on Monday after the worst flooding Hawaii has seen in two decades turned parts of the islands' emerald communities into mud.
    Matt Gutman, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The grains of purple cornmeal are larger than those of the wheat flours and are intermixed with white‑blue pebbles and chunks of broken obsidian.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The frittata caprese resembled a flat, open-faced omelet with chunks of buffalo mozzarella, roasted tomato, and basil leaves strewn throughout.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The belief is that intense, focused segments help ingrain the principles the Gators live by on the court.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The five-star analyst emphasized the company's overall revenue growth of 22% in the third quarter and strength across segments.
    TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Residents are rightfully furious that their voices are systematically marginalized by a process that grants the applicant extensive time and resources while limiting community input to mere three-minute snippets.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
  • After posting the video on Tuesday, LaRussell doubled down on promoting the untitled track, posting several snippets of himself performing verses.
    Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Parings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parings. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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