1
as in cutting
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 brushing
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 shaving
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
Inspired by a soap bubble when shaving, Neff thought the Airform blueprint could help solve the postwar housing crisis by creating homes that could be built quickly and with lower construction costs.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 June 2026
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The criticism died down only after shaving off nanoseconds became widespread, making the strategy less profitable.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Noun
To alleviate all that blockiness and bulk, the architects chiseled it like a block of marble, shaving here, notching there, bumping out, and pulling in to give it interest in the round.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
Inspired by a soap bubble when shaving, Neff thought the Airform blueprint could help solve the postwar housing crisis by creating homes that could be built quickly and with lower construction costs.
—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 June 2026
Verb
The researchers estimated that those who got neither bright days nor dark nights were shaving five years off their lives.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The criticism died down only after shaving off nanoseconds became widespread, making the strategy less profitable.
—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaving
Noun
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Make sure that the upper half of your clipping has leaves so your plant can receive nutrients once it's replanted in soil.
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There was also, again strangely, slightly more clipping on show in very bright areas in the Bravia 9 II’s Standard and Movie presets than there was on the original Bravia 9, even though the Bravia 9 II actually displayed less clipping than its predecessor in Professional mode.
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Jangoo and Chase batted cautiously in the first hour before cutting loose just before lunch.
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The ribbon-cutting event was a somewhat soggy affair (got to love that unpredictable Florida weather) but a happy one for Seth and the 20+ IONNA employees that made the road trip down from their corporate office in Raleigh, NC.
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And, of course, Vitello finished the circus by brushing the whole thing under the rug.
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Each style was crafted from leather treated with manual washing, brushing and finishing techniques.
Noun
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On director Rupert Wyatt’s Desert Warrior (2025), Mettler was the lead film editor, splinter unit director and associate producer.
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But as the season neared the winter transfer window, the expectation was for Mainoo to leave on loan rather than continue to pick up splinters on the bench.
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This factor was vastly dwarfed by organizational restructuring, budget cuts, and economic conditions, which are all far more standard explanations historically used by corporations to justify trimming jobs.
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Consider trimming a task list, then schedule a quiet break between meetings to recharge.
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Not the family stuff, like Natalie’s spontaneous nipple piercing after making out with Cady’s maybe-daughter, Nevaeh (Malia Pyles), who later murders her own mother after kissing her, for way too long, on the mouth.
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Others disliked how visible Gabriel Vasconcelos' tongue was outside of his mouth while kissing.
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In short, Spiegler explains that the art world has expanded its supply of art, of dealers, and of fairs—but not of art sales to coveted collectors, which remain a rare sliver of the global population.
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Summer is inarguably tank top season given that soaring temperatures make the thought of having anything beyond a sliver of fabric feel unbearable.
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Grass blades with frost on them are brittle and can be damaged by mowing.
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Maintain your yard by regularly mowing the lawn, trimming shrubs, and reducing moisture to deter chiggers.
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“Shaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaving. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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