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
Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
That could also be a number that appeals to the record keepers, because numbers and records that revolve around season totals would be impacted by shaving games off the schedule.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
This particular Hawaiian snow cone machine is designed to be safe and kid-friendly, so the ice-shaving action won't start until the lid is secure and the button is pressed.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 22 Aug. 2025
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Verb
My skin is irritated from so much shaving.
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
That could also be a number that appeals to the record keepers, because numbers and records that revolve around season totals would be impacted by shaving games off the schedule.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
The video sees Dasha singing to the country-pop track from inside a shitty motel room, shaving her legs, and prepping for Rob’s arrival.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
This particular Hawaiian snow cone machine is designed to be safe and kid-friendly, so the ice-shaving action won't start until the lid is secure and the button is pressed.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaving
Verb
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Spend some time worrying about that thing that’s actually quite meaningless, getting mad at that person cutting me off in traffic?—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Marinaccio is cutting it Marinaccio made his big-league debut with the Yankees in 2022 and between June and July of that did not allow a hit to 57 consecutive batters.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Another, also built from white disks on a bending wire, evokes a mechanized Japanese cherry tree, its circles—perched high on a narrow stem—not revolving so much as brushing quickly past one another.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The second verse is no less random, with lyrics about moonwalking on a UFO, dropping bars while brushing teeth and a shout out to legendary 2001 blaxploitation-adjacent comedy Pootie Tang.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Ewpjdk 4-Pack Garden Pruning Shears come with four pruning shears for the price of one and are versatile enough to take on all kinds of fall pruning tasks, like harvesting, clipping, deadheading, and cutting off the final fruits of the season, before winter comes.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Black and white family pictures, Arlington Heights High School shirts, newspaper clippings and awards also line the restaurant’s walls.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The junior launched himself through a pile for a two-yard touchdown rush, trimming the deficit to 35-34.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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With revisions earlier this year mostly trimming prior readings, more downward revisions could be due.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When Taylor looks over, Jere is kissing a girl in the kitchen.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The two announced their romance on Instagram April 20 with a photo of Cyrus kissing her on the cheek.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The score surges and splinters, and the world is askew.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The brittle, eco-friendly bamboo straw is another concession to the community, as are the splinters.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even a person mowing their lawn on a windy day might send embers into the air.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Even though the weather is much more tolerable than in the hot summer months, once that fall feeling arrives, the end of mowing the grass for the year is in sight.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite being only a sliver in size, the tachocline is believed to be the engine room of the un’s magnetic activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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To be clear, when tallying the human cost of these guns-everywhere laws, political assassinations make up a tiny sliver.—
John Feinblatt,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Shaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaving. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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