pruning

Example Sentences

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Earlier studies have found that it can reduce inflammation in brain cells and affect synaptic pruning -- a normal developmental process in which the brain trims and strengthens neural connections.

From Science Daily

In El Segundo, crews were repairing roads, pruning trees, schools were in session.

From Los Angeles Times

Crouched in cold mud under a thin Spring rain, vineyard employee Élodie Bonet snaps off unwanted vine shoots with her fingers and pruning clippers.

From BBC

“Flashlight,” her new book, grew from a 2020 short story in the New Yorker, and shares that deliberate pruning.

From Los Angeles Times

I am told there may be some "light pruning" but no major changes are expected.

From BBC