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View definitions for paring

paring

noun as in chip

noun as in sliver

noun as in splinter

Strongest match

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In this class, he covers the basics of forging a simple utility paring knife, including heating the grip, grinding and finishing the blade.

Hundreds of other FAA employees, many of them probationary workers, were fired earlier this month as part of DOGE's paring down of the federal government.

From Salon

The main targets, moreover, are programs that the GOP has advocated paring back or eliminating for years, such as Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and food stamps.

Investors had already been paring back bets on cuts this year, worried by signs that the bank's progress on stabilising prices was stalling.

From BBC

The end of the pandemic emergency has prompted most states to start paring their Medicaid rolls, throwing millions off the program who are still eligible but don’t know it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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