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
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
Sama offers a range of classic hand and cut rolls such as blue crab, yellowtail and salmon, as well as a few signatures, including the Sama, which tops toro and truffled uni with shaved, salted egg yolk.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Dads can enjoy a 20-ounce, 30-day dry-aged New York Strip with shaved black summer truffles and truffle demi available exclusively in-restaurant for Father’s Day.
—The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2023
The Capital Grille The restaurant will offer an exclusive Father’s Day dish: a 20-ounce 30-day dry-aged New York Strip with shaved black summer truffles.
—Erin Booke, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
Add putting surfaces that appear elevated because of the severe and shaved slopes.
—Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 20 May 2021
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Angel’s Tijuana Tacos started as a single street-stand operation on a North Hollywood sidewalk in 2018, soon gaining a reputation for its simple approach to Tijuana-style tacos, particularly for its stellar al pastor shaved right off the vertical trompo.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Miami shaved a 17-point deficit back to 10 with seven minutes to go, causing Adelman to call timeout and retrieve his security blanket from the bench.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Come to see Stone get her head shaved, stay for big laughs, darkly incisive commentary, and incredible performances from Stone, Plemons, and newcomer Aidan Delbis in this absurdist black comedy.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
The city has made some inroads this year, thanks in large part to a multi-family housing incentive program that has shaved development fees and taxes, making some projects feasible to build again.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Born out of the ashes of a legal fight and built after cord-cutting already shaved down the Pay TV landscape, Disney and Fubo have closed a deal that will create a notable player in the live channel streaming business.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Moviegoers had to agree to have their hair shaved off by a barber in the theater's lobby.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
She was released from the hospital in early September, with half of her head covered in long brown hair, and the other side shaved.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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
Sama offers a range of classic hand and cut rolls such as blue crab, yellowtail and salmon, as well as a few signatures, including the Sama, which tops toro and truffled uni with shaved, salted egg yolk.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Dads can enjoy a 20-ounce, 30-day dry-aged New York Strip with shaved black summer truffles and truffle demi available exclusively in-restaurant for Father’s Day.
—The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2023
The Capital Grille The restaurant will offer an exclusive Father’s Day dish: a 20-ounce 30-day dry-aged New York Strip with shaved black summer truffles.
—Erin Booke, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
Add putting surfaces that appear elevated because of the severe and shaved slopes.
—Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 20 May 2021
Verb
When Landor couldn’t immediately meet the warden’s demand for court documentation of his religious beliefs, he was handcuffed to a chair while his dreadlocks were shaved off.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Angel’s Tijuana Tacos started as a single street-stand operation on a North Hollywood sidewalk in 2018, soon gaining a reputation for its simple approach to Tijuana-style tacos, particularly for its stellar al pastor shaved right off the vertical trompo.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Miami shaved a 17-point deficit back to 10 with seven minutes to go, causing Adelman to call timeout and retrieve his security blanket from the bench.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Come to see Stone get her head shaved, stay for big laughs, darkly incisive commentary, and incredible performances from Stone, Plemons, and newcomer Aidan Delbis in this absurdist black comedy.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
The city has made some inroads this year, thanks in large part to a multi-family housing incentive program that has shaved development fees and taxes, making some projects feasible to build again.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Born out of the ashes of a legal fight and built after cord-cutting already shaved down the Pay TV landscape, Disney and Fubo have closed a deal that will create a notable player in the live channel streaming business.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Moviegoers had to agree to have their hair shaved off by a barber in the theater's lobby.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
She was released from the hospital in early September, with half of her head covered in long brown hair, and the other side shaved.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaved
Adjective
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So, Taylor woke up with his head half-shaven and a shunt installed to help alleviate the pressure and drain out the spinal fluid that the tumor was blocking.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Chalamet crawls out of the weird-for-the-sake-of-being-weird chamber and chucks the helmet to the ground, displaying his now shaven head.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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United Airlines said its international flights and hub-to-hub operations will not be trimmed.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Was the younger Lincoln a part of material drafted for a lengthier second half of the series that got trimmed?—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Low branches poked at the roof of our boat and brushed our arms.—
Idra Novey,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Enjoy me never having brushed hair again.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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More to Explore 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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An emergency order by the FAA on Thursday said airlines have to cut traffic by 4%, resulting in about 800 flight cancellations for Friday that increased to over 1,000 throughout the day, according to FlightAware.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Southwest Airlines cut about 120 flights Friday.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Celebrity makeup artist Michael Anthony accentuated her under eyes using a brightening concealer and kissed the faintest shade of pink to her outer corners next to long lash extensions that reached her brows.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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A little after 6 o’clock the next morning, Matthew Vande Kolk, chief deputy of the Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office, kissed his wife and daughter goodbye and stepped out of his Victorian farmhouse.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Once Jeopardy's John Pork question was clipped for TikTok, users on the platform argued that the clue wasn't completely accurate, as John Pork appeared on social media as early as 2018, before generative AI was widely accessible.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Gausman allowed a solo home run to Dodgers catcher Will Smith, and two batters later, he got clipped by third baseman Max Muncy.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Doctors soon found that the on-field hits had sheared a blood vessel in Bledsoe's chest, which was rapidly filling his body with blood.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The $1,850 scarves start with 400 grams of raw cashmere sheared from the undercoat of high-altitude hircus goats.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Shaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaved. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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