whittle

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Recent Examples of whittle The team whittled the entries down to a selection of 45, which were then put to a judging panel that selected the overall winner as well as nine category winners. Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024 Over the next seven months the panel will be required to read approximately 150 novels before whittling their favourites down to a longlist of 12 or 13 titles, which will be unveiled in July. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024 Virginia promised the Natives land, and then whittled it away to a fraction. Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024 The current field of eight remaining drivers in the playoffs will be whittled to four by the results of Sunday’s race. Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for whittle 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whittle
Verb
  • Though Trump promised to bring down interest rates on the campaign trail, the president does not directly impact monetary policy, and the Fed many not cut interest rates again for a few months.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Releasing fullback Alec Ingold after June 1 would cut his 2025 Dolphins cap hit from $4.9 million to $1.2 million.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The president-elect also briefly reflected on the assassination attempt against him last summer in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a gunman clipped his ear before law enforcement killed the shooter.
    Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The end came when Procházka clipped Hill with a left and rocked him to the mat with a punishing right.
    Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But the Nielsens are pared down to various other niches — with money repercussions.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Markets have pared expectations for the number of rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserves this year, pricing in only one quarter percentage cut in 2025, according to CME FedWatch tool as of Friday.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Saturday’s loss dropped the Kings to 23-22, 10th place in Western Conference standings and one game above the Golden State Warriors.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
  • By 1870, Westport’s population had dropped to 1,500.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Here is the latest on the president’s actions: Trump seeks to curtail gender transitions for those under 19 President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19.
    Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
  • His latest objective is curtailing the excesses of sports gambling.
    Sean Gregory / Boston, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025

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