as in to prune
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Timing Tips For Trimming And Pruning Spring-flowering trees and shrubs should be pruned immediately after blooming to encourage more blooms for reblooming plants or to avoid cutting off buds that have set for next year’s blooms.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
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Although these easy-care plants are relatively flexible about pruning, cutting daylilies back at the wrong time potentially makes your plants bloom less next season and causes other problems, too.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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For once, the Perrys promised, over many, many drinks, a movie would be made that didn’t dumb down the story on which it was based.—
Susan Cheever,
Vogue,
29 Sep. 2025
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This is clearly an assault on learning by the White House and an attempt to dumb down the national population.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 July 2025
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Add trimmed and halved fresh green beans, and cook for 8 minutes.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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How dare this newcomer suggest that the towering maple between their properties be trimmed or cut down?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Researchers say MaybeRobot's development has now stabilized, allowing the hackers to focus on refining NoRobot's stealth.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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If search reliability drives a beat, update evergreen explainers and refine the internal links that help readers stay oriented.—
Malana VanTyler,
Ascend Agency,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Strip (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip%20%28down%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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