1
as in trimmed
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 brushed
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 shaved
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
If using truffles, add shaved truffle.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
This side view shows it off perfectly—with shaved sides, curls on top, and a clean crop in the back.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Carrot salad The viral carrot ribbon salad trend, popularized by chef and content creator Cassie Yeung, turns shaved carrots into a flavorful, easy-to-eat dish tossed with sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and chili crisp, Fox News Digital previously reported.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
As far as hats go, Erivo has plenty of them in her arsenal as it's become her signature look alongside her intricately done nails and shaved look.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
It's served with apple pikliz – a Haitian-style slaw of pickled cabbage, carrots and scotch bonnet peppers, though the Barracos add shaved apple to give it a Midwestern twist.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
To make shaved ice, first secure the attachment into the mixer’s hub and an ice puck into the cup.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Sweet, ripe green figs provide the star ingredient, while shaved fennel adds a bright, licorice-like note that balances the figs’ natural sweetness.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The gap to Arsenal was shaved back to six points but the result felt far more significant than that.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Shortly after revealing her diagnosis in February 2025, Mellencamp, 44, shaved her head to prep for surgery to remove a few of the tumors.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The sharp slowdown in government outlays because of the shutdown shaved a full percentage point from growth.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Yukon gold potatoes are shaved to a thickness of about a millimeter, layered with butter and a little corn starch and baked.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The sides were much shorter, shaved down and brushed forward compared to the top.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Natalia Covarrubias led Oak Forest (18-10, 2-5) with 17 points, including five in a wild final minute that shaved an eight-point deficit down to three.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
In 2011, at the BET Awards, her sides were shaved lower than in the 1980s and ‘90s.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The Cheese Steak Sandwich, made with shaved ribeye, caramelized onions, peppers, fontina cheese, and horseradish cream on a soft hoagie and served with fries, offers something substantial that lasts into the later quarters.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
If using truffles, add shaved truffle.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
This side view shows it off perfectly—with shaved sides, curls on top, and a clean crop in the back.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Carrot salad The viral carrot ribbon salad trend, popularized by chef and content creator Cassie Yeung, turns shaved carrots into a flavorful, easy-to-eat dish tossed with sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and chili crisp, Fox News Digital previously reported.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
As far as hats go, Erivo has plenty of them in her arsenal as it's become her signature look alongside her intricately done nails and shaved look.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
It's served with apple pikliz – a Haitian-style slaw of pickled cabbage, carrots and scotch bonnet peppers, though the Barracos add shaved apple to give it a Midwestern twist.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
To make shaved ice, first secure the attachment into the mixer’s hub and an ice puck into the cup.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Sweet, ripe green figs provide the star ingredient, while shaved fennel adds a bright, licorice-like note that balances the figs’ natural sweetness.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Commerce Department estimated the work stoppage shaved off around 1 percentage point from economic growth.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The gap to Arsenal was shaved back to six points but the result felt far more significant than that.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Shortly after revealing her diagnosis in February 2025, Mellencamp, 44, shaved her head to prep for surgery to remove a few of the tumors.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The sharp slowdown in government outlays because of the shutdown shaved a full percentage point from growth.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Yukon gold potatoes are shaved to a thickness of about a millimeter, layered with butter and a little corn starch and baked.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The sides were much shorter, shaved down and brushed forward compared to the top.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Natalia Covarrubias led Oak Forest (18-10, 2-5) with 17 points, including five in a wild final minute that shaved an eight-point deficit down to three.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
In 2011, at the BET Awards, her sides were shaved lower than in the 1980s and ‘90s.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaved
Adjective
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They were stripped, shaven and sent to overflowing barracks.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Instead of his signature wavy dark brunette locks and scruffy hot prof facial hair, Garfield rocked sandy blonde curls and a clean shaven look.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The flattering design is trimmed with lace detailing and features a tiny, delicate flower at the V-neckline for a romantic touch.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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As the Padres massively trimmed payroll in 2024 and maintained a tighter budget the past two seasons, Preller and assistant general manager Josh Stein have engineered creative contracts to land starting pitcher Nick Pivetta and others.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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But Roberts, joined by Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, brushed that aside, writing that the foreign affairs implications don’t change the legal principle.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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New this year was the genderless Moderniste collection, playing on faceted planes in polished and brushed gold, gem-set or not.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The country singer posted his first beardless vlog on November 20, unveiling a jawline and general face shape.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2025
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By documenting lushly hirsute Japanese officials alongside their beardless counterparts, portraiture preserved a photographic record of colonial subjects’ visibly inferior status.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This week’s spat in Belgium came soon after the US ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, announced on February 5 that the US would cut ties with Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the speaker of Poland’s lower parliament, the Sejm.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Superintendent Brian Yearwood originally proposed cutting academic instructional coaches as part of a plan to address a $188 million deficit in the 2026-27 budget.—
Kathryn Muchnick,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On his way to the dressing room, Gudas picked some snow off the ice and kissed it.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The girl told police that one day Montesguedez grabbed the girl and kissed her against her will, the report states.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Nadim had just finished praying at the nearby Dawood Mosque when the truck driver clipped him, a friend of Nadim’s told Urdu News.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Czech forward Natálie Mlýnková, Ambrose’s Montreal Victoire teammate, clipped the back of Ambrose’s leg with the blade of her skate.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As the continents sheared and twisted unevenly, local forces squeezed together thin ribbons of crust and popped them up like geological meerkats, isolating and slicing them off.—
Evan Howell,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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It can be lightly sheared to maintain shape but is slow-growing and takes a long time to recover from aggressive pruning.—
Daniel Scott,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Shaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaved. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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