PRUNED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in trimmed

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verb

past tense of prune

as in shaved

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree

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Adjective

Never leave pruned plant debris lying around the base of the tomato. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026

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If desired, Meyer lemons can also be pruned in late winter to early spring to refine their shrubby look into a more tree-like appearance. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026 Climbing Roses Climbing roses should not be pruned in the fall except to remove broken branches. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026 Small plantings can be pruned back by hand with pruners, while larger beds can be tackled by mowing the plants down with your lawnmower deck set on the highest setting. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026 Beyond this zone, vegetation should be pruned, thinned and adequately spaced to avoid flames easily spreading. — John Abatzoglou, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Airlines pruned schedules this year, which can mean fewer flights per day or week on a certain route. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 Everbearing varieties can be pruned for either a single fall crop or two harvests. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

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The seat is the sail, trimmed and re-trimmed as the wind changes.

— Rob Green, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The fix is usually a trimmed hedge and a simple letter.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026

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Sullivan denied that the law would cut Medicaid for Alaskans, saying the Affordable Care Act had a greater impact and raised insurance premiums in the state drastically.

— Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The new version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been cut from a five-hour show performed across two parts to a single three-hour performance as it is performed on Broadway.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026

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That was the dynamic that Hyde-Smith, a cattle rancher and former state agriculture commissioner, was addressing in her interview that was clipped in Colom’s video.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
That was the dynamic that Hyde-Smith, a cattle rancher and former state agriculture commissioner, was addressing in her interview that was clipped in Colom's video.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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