pared down

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The stock touched an all-time intraday high of $256.17 on Jan. 15 and pared down those gains to close at a record $253.18.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Here the banners are rendered with the utmost economy, pared down to billowing blocks of color that seem to float above the road below, dwarfing the pointillist pedestrians who stroll beneath them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Instead, these structures have been pared down to a minimal form.

From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025

The Angels pared down their witness list at the request of Judge H. Shaina Colover, who has insisted the case go to the jury by Dec. 15.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

From the age of three it has been planed and polished, pared down, harnessed wholly to the task of storytelling.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy