1
as in to cut
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
he always shaves most of his hair off when the weather starts getting warmer
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2
as in to brush
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
just shaved the concrete post as the car turned the corner
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Recent Examples of shave
Sezin Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Chase Infiniti recalled a time she was tasked to shave Leonardo DiCaprio's beard when speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Toca Boca Hair Salon 4 (Out Now) Trim, shave, highlight, and more in the latest hairstyling game from Toca Boca.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Parker Lee was a new addition in season 3 as Mac's roomie — and an eventual victim of the campus rapist who attacks female students and shaves their heads.
—Sezin Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Chase Infiniti recalled a time she was tasked to shave Leonardo DiCaprio's beard when speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
This is the time to really get into the nitty-gritty with exfoliating your body and following up with a fresh shave.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Toca Boca Hair Salon 4 (Out Now) Trim, shave, highlight, and more in the latest hairstyling game from Toca Boca.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
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Verb
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Carolina cut the lead 17-14 at halftime after a 1-yard touchdown run by Hubbard and a 16-yard scramble by Young, the second-longest TD run of his career.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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This same staff cut him to make room for a waiver-wire claim before the start of the 2024 season.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Just brushed that dirt off their shoulder pads.—
Mirjam Swanson The Orange County Register,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani brushed off the meeting when asked by the Daily News about it on Wednesday.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But with those lines no longer just blurred but erased completely, alleged point shaving at various institutions has caught the attention of lawmakers.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
17 Jan. 2026
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The partnership will also feature Braun and Gillette Venus—two other brands from P&G’s shaving portfolio—as the team prepares to join the Formula 1 grid.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Sustainability The hotel is entirely heated with wood chips, an eco-friendly fuel obtained from forestry waste and wood processing and from trimming trees.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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That includes trimming branches that grow past the property line.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These are distinctly American, Texan to be specific, where they’re called shrimp kisses.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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In the photo dump Perry shared to Instagram on January 7, the singer posted a photo of herself kissing Trudeau, whom she has been linked to since last summer.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And then there is the guilty past alluded to in those clippings, the memory of which frequently strikes her down with debilitating pain and nausea.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Officers who went to Sellers’s house found a collection of newspaper clippings from the time frame in which Lee was found dead.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Earlier in the night, Alisha Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov defended their pairs title despite a couple of mistakes, including a scary moment when Mitrofanov was nearly clipped by Efimova’s skate.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Late in the first, Hartman clipped former Gophers captain Ben Meyers in the Seattle offensive zone, and was whistled for tripping.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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The paring could be between a person and either an AI tool or an AI agent.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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With a sharp paring knife, score the pork fat cap in a crosshatch.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Shave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shave. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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