pare
verb (used with object)
to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
is paring
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present progressiveof pare (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The department also is paring back budgets in areas that do not impact the health and wellbeing of student-athletes and seek growth in key revenue streams and areas of investment.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
After expanding its retail distribution network to handle an influx of new business that did not stick around, management is paring back.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Here’s hoping that Google is paring down its Reminders features as it plots a way to bring the whole system together and then add some of those features back.
From The Verge ● Jun. 2, 2022
Halliburton is paring its North American workforce by 8% because of customer spending cuts, and National Oilwell Varco recently offered buyouts to its U.S. workers.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2019
She is paring apples, and chopping meat, and beating spice.
From Harry's Ladder to Learning by Anonymous
