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as in shaving

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verb

present participle of pare
as in cutting
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument pared the stray branches on the tree

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Recent Examples of paring
Noun
Rumors of a Nader-Savchenko romance began sparking shortly after their paring on DWTS. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026 Front Row Motorsports has locked in one of the Truck Series' fastest-rising parings, with the team contracting Layne Riggs to a multi-year deal. — Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
After examining and paring down the data, the detective asked for the phone records of Okello Chatrie. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 In Europe, shares also fell sharply as the pan-European Stoxx 600 shed around 1%, paring earlier deeper losses by the afternoon. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for paring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paring
  1. shaving
  2. cutting
  3. clipping
  4. trimming
  5. splinter
  6. sliver
Noun
  • Overdoing exfoliation, shaving and active ingredients in a single session can leave skin raw and reactive, and chasing every new product trend often means buying things your routine does not need.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Think shampoo, conditioner, scalp treatment, body exfoliation, shaving, masks and moisturizing all rolled into one extended session.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
Definition of shaving
Verb
  • The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The Rockets essentially dumped Finney-Smith in a cost-cutting move after making some free agent transactions, notably signing guard Marcus Smart, and surrendered three second-rounders to the Hornets to seal the deal.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Definition of cutting
Noun
  • Make sure that the upper half of your clipping has leaves so your plant can receive nutrients once it's replanted in soil.
    — Kelly Manning, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026
  • 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.
    — John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of clipping
Verb
  • Conviction should not prevent an investor from trimming or exiting once the valuation has absorbed the catalyst.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
Definition of trimming
Noun
  • Congress can swing the axe but taxpayers pick up the splinters.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • On director Rupert Wyatt’s Desert Warrior (2025), Mettler was the lead film editor, splinter unit director and associate producer.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Definition of splinter
Noun
  • How can a sliver of that game day vibrancy be repeated on the average weekday?
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
  • As a destination, Italy has exploded in popularity since the pandemic and the airing of the Max hit series The White Lotus, which broadcast just a sliver of what the country can offer visitors.
    — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of sliver

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“Paring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paring. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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