parings

plural of paring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for parings
Noun
  • After cutting and trimming any splinters, place the stakes behind the trellis.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
  • There’s splinters on the floor.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This classic recipe is complemented by slivers of bacon and ranch, two Southern favorites.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The elder Sitake knows about embracing faint slivers of light in dark times.
    Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With Britain’s strongest sector, finance, benefiting from higher interest rates, and Germany’s motor vehicles and parts, struggling with tariffs and weak demand, the rivalry between the two economies is one to watch.
    Adam Gale, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • While wild game roadkill are usually allowed to be picked up and taken home to eat in many parts of the country, some animals accidentally killed by a motor vehicle first require state notification, a license and other steps.
    Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Warm, spicy notes from ground and candied ginger bring brightness to the rich, slightly bitter cocoa dough, while chunks of bittersweet chocolate add melty pockets of indulgence.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
  • And there were several chunks of minutes, particularly without Embiid on the floor, in which the Sixers were caught in lineups that didn’t have enough offense.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Market positioning and competitive edge The UN World Tourism Organization notes that ecotourism and sustainable travel are among the fastest-growing segments of global tourism.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The film unfolds in three tense segments, offering perspectives from the White House Situation Room, the United States Strategic Command, and from the president himself (played by Idris Elba).
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
  • However focused on the action the show might be, in these moments, snippets of character shine through.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Parings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parings. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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