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noun

Definition of paringnext
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
Roast for about 1 hour, or until the potatoes are soft when pierced with a sharp paring knife and beginning to ooze. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026 Rumors of a Nader-Savchenko romance began sparking shortly after their paring on DWTS. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
But not all paring knives are designed the same, some have longer handles, some have narrow blades, some really can’t be sharpened. — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Moving internationally means paring things down to what can fit in three suitcases, and my in-laws have space for a couple of boxes to be stored in their attic. — The Spruce, 14 Sep. 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
  • Taking shorter showers and turning off the tap while brushing teeth or shaving.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Fragrance-free and gentle enough for sensitive skin, Green Stix turn a shaving mishap into a non-event.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaving
Verb
  • Upgrading to the Thrust Variant requires a $245,000 follow-up payment and adds SpaceX cold-gas rear thrusters alongside an active multi-mode fan system for downforce, cutting acceleration down to under a second.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And by cutting China off, Washington gave Beijing every reason to build its own alternatives.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of cutting
Noun
  • Her digital-first mentality, bolstered by reshares and organic clipping from fans online, is exactly what helped an A&R at Artist House discover her on TikTok last year.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
  • While basic clipping remains a popular marketing method, creators often hire these editors to make meatier videos — whether short-form or hour-long podcasts.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of clipping
Verb
  • Rather than trimming that weight, Fukushima's lab asked whether anything needed to be worn at all.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Spectator interference became the ruling, and Volpe was awarded an RBI double that scored Lombard from first base, trimming Tampa Bay's lead to 4-3.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of trimming
Noun
  • From there, Bono and McDaid did a rewrite of the lyrics to make it about a mother watching her family splinter, and, the magazine says, Parton agreed to sing the new Bono/McDaid version of her tune.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Pushing those briars aside revealed a single splinter of stained glass, bright as a ruby and warm as blood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of splinter
Noun
  • Up there like the queen of it all is this big platelike moon with a sliver out of it at the three-o’clock position.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The idiosyncratic biopic makes the right choices, giving us in a sliver of time the dailiness of a working life with its gossip, money worries, and ongoing projects dwindling or cresting or inching forward.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sliver

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“Paring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paring. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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