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pruning
noun as in trimming
Strong matches
- clipping
- cropping
- shortening
- snipping
- trim
Weak matches
Example Sentences
They found that most homes in the town had defensible space, thanks to pruning done by owners.
Pruning allows both air and sunlight to move freely between the vines.
Jacaranda trees usually bloom by June, but they may flower at any time of year depending on conditions such as light, heat, rain or pruning.
As I felt when I saw this revival on Broadway, Furth’s book might have benefited from some judicious pruning.
Kathleen Ferguson grabbed a pair of pruning shears from a mailbox nailed to a garden bed and leaned down to cut bunches of Orlaya grandiflora on the flower-filled hillside.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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