pare
verb (used with object)
to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
pares
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present tense formof pare (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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First, the order pares the list of recommended immunizations to 11 diseases from 17.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
EV maker’s stock down more than 50% intraday, then pares the bulk of those losses after Lucid says ‘the rumors are completely false’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
CrowdStrike pares back the last session’s losses following an upgrade at Wolfe Research.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
When the prime minister addresses the cabinet, not far away in 10 Downing Street, he is primus inter pares, first among equals, sitting among his or her ministers.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
The Old Dominion was accustomed to thinking of itself as primus inter pares in any confederation of states.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
