as in to prune
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Verb
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Also, when pruned, sterilize the pruning equipment between palms to prevent the spread of diseases.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Planting new fruit and pecan trees without pruning them back by half.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The president-elect tends to avoid details—during his first term, aides learned to dumb down their presentations with bullet points.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
21 Nov. 2024
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Where there other ideas about how to dumb down Sage?—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
20 June 2024
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Those renderings, however, were based on the larger property, which spanned more than 9 acres, before the real estate offering got trimmed.—
Laura Layden,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Over five hours, the group trimmed foliage, picked up trash and stuffed everything into a roll-off garbage bin provided by the city of San Diego.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The purview of his catalogue narrowed, focusing on refining a reputation as a petty king in rap and in relationships.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The researchers are continuing their work to refine their swarming algorithms and control systems.—
Anna Funk,
Discover Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Strip (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip%20%28down%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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