pared

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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“Pared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pared. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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