1
: the act of cutting away an edge or surface
2
: something pared off
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The set includes an 8-inch chef knife, 8-inch bread knife, 8-inch slicing knife, a 7-inch Santoku knife, 5-inch utility knife, and 3.5-inch paring knife.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
Just as the interior of the house may benefit from a paring down for selling, so too could the yard.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
Niko Mikkola and Nate Schmidt for the second paring.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
At the time, the paring back of the program resulted in the closure of 18 Walmart delivery hubs in Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Tampa.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
Just as the interior of the house may benefit from a paring down for selling, so too could the yard.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
Niko Mikkola and Nate Schmidt for the second paring.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
At the time, the paring back of the program resulted in the closure of 18 Walmart delivery hubs in Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Tampa.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paring
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“Paring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paring. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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