PARED Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

pared

verb

past tense of pare

as in shaved

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 pared Quiet luxury has also taken a more casual turn this summer, thanks in no small part to recent looks sported by the likes of Meghan Markle and Cate Blanchett, who have shown how the aesthetic can be pared back and even playful. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 However, because of how Capcom designed the control scheme in Dragon's Dogma 2, it was pared down across the board. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 After three decades, CBO found that the average annual per-person income would be $9,000 lower, or reduced by 10%, if government debt continued to grow instead of being pared down. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 But if prosecutors do stage a ComEd Four retrial, the charges would be significantly pared down. — Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Shares later pared some of the gains to trade at 883 yuan ($131) apiece at the morning close. — Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 As the war — now in its sixth month — has dragged on, this list of goals has conspicuously shifted and been pared back. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Traders pared back their expectations for a Fed rate hike in September to reflect about a 35% of a move, from roughly 50% earlier this week. — Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 Ashley Basile’s spare set—table and chairs, green couch—quietly evokes lives pared down to their bare essentials. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

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Luckily, Atlanta is home to a wider world of frozen desserts, from Indonesian shaved ice to Mexican popsicles.

— Lia Picard - For the AJC, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
At 25, England cricketer Chris Lewis experienced an even more direct consequence after team-mate Devon Malcolm shaved his head during England’s 1994 West Indies tour to raise money for Children in Need.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Unlike the heavy smoky eyes and cut creases of the 2010s, this trend is throwing it back to the 1990s when smoky eyes were more minimalist.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut

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If neither is ready, Washington’s options would be limited to veteran free agents — the pool of players waived when rosters are trimmed on Sunday — or a potential trade.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Their hold on the top National League wild-card spot has been trimmed to just two games over the Philadelphia Phillies, who are riding an eight-game winning streak, though the Cubs have the season tiebreaker.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of trimmed

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Councilwoman Laura Madigan, D-Ward 1, said the issue surfaced again about two years ago after a semi-truck apparently clipped a new streetlight while making the turn onto Lincoln Street.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
His rhythm is clipped instead of musical, and Truman chooses to emphasize the words of his speech without emotion.

— USA Today, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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