pare down
Example Sentences
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If regulators approve the deal, Paramount chief David Ellison is widely expected to embark on a painful round of cost-cutting to pare down the load.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Takuya Otsuki, exhibiting at COHJU, draws on traditional Japanese art in his images, which pare down historical works into isolated, sometimes abstract elements, transposing them in mineral and dyed-mud pigments on hemp paper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Target said it also plans to pare down the number of store districts.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026
In 1992, USC laid off 58 people and eliminated 31 vacant positions to pare down a $15-million deficit.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025
All the f’s are fractions, having values between 0 and 1; they will pare down the large value of N.. To derive N we must estimate each of these quantities.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
