noun
Etymology
Origin of paring
Example Sentences
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A luxury EV effort from Sony and Honda, a high-tech vehicle dubbed Afeela, was shut down before it ever hit the road due to Honda paring back its EV offerings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Shares traded as high as $891.27 intraday, reaching a market cap of $1.005 trillion, before paring some gains.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Oil prices jumped following the claim before paring their gains.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Western Digital sank as low as $404 before paring those losses, declining 0.6% to $431.78.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Nicole picked up a paring knife from the counter.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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