parings

Definition of paringsnext
plural of paring

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Noun
  • In 1903, a vicious winter storm reduced most of the piers to splinters, and by 1906 offshore oil production at Summerland had all but ceased.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Upon impact, cannonballs would have sent wooden splinters flying like debris from grenades.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 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
  • The Artemis 2 astronauts have also seen parts of the far side of the moon never before directly viewed by humans.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In areas where food is plentiful, including salmon-rich river habitat in parts of Canada, some can grow to 1,000 pounds, or half a ton.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Apple first became the world’s most valuable company in 2011, passing Exxon Mobil, and held that title for large chunks of the decade plus that followed, occasionally getting surpassed by Alphabet or Microsoft.
    Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Fold in crushed pineapple and drained pineapple chunks until well combined.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The trail’s 45 segments will cost a total of about $120 million when it’s completed.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Mohan added that these long-term contracts are offered to SanDisk’s customers across Cloud, Client, and Consumer segments, but the highest demand is in the data center business.
    TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Hadid shared a few behind-the-scenes snippets from a recent Miss Sixty campaign photoshoot in what appears to be a gorgeous seaside home or hotel, resplendent with ornate antique furniture.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The alternately gloomy and euphoric pop songs cut and paste snippets of UK pirate radio culture and New York’s Paradise Garage.
    Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Parings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parings. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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