as in to prune
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Researchers note that due to terrain and cost challenges, large-scale machines are often impractical, prompting research into compact, robotic pruning solutions.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025 -
The day starts with a Native Hawaiian protocol, educational briefing, fishpond cleanup and restoration like pruning vegetation, creating burlap buffer and stone cleaning.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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The company wanted to ensure that amateurs could safely explore the car’s uncanny capabilities but didn’t want to dumb down the thrills.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Mar. 2011
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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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To see if your rose bush is dying or just dormant, trim a cane that looks dead and cut away some of the bark.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the case of the plastic eel, trim the tail to a slim taper.—
Anthony A. Ciuffa,
Outdoor Life,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some of the Russian crude oil sent to India is then refined and exported back out to other countries – because sanctions on Moscow don’t include products refined outside Russia.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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The lightweight, noncomedogenic formula features a low dose of salicylic acid and lipo-hydroxy acids, which work together to penetrate breakouts, refine large pores, and increase skin cell turnover.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Strip (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip%20%28down%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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