Synonyms for pruning
prun·ing

Princeton's WordNet

1. pruningnoun

   something that has been pruned off of a plant

2. pruningnoun

   the act of trimming a plant

Matched Categories

1. • Cutting
   • Trim

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   cutout, size

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1. Gowtham Krishnan Murugesan:

   Our study has found a significant decrease in gray matter pruning in the frontal default mode network, which is involved in higher cognitive functions, such as the planning and controlling of social behaviors.

2. Kurt Bock:

   This pruning of our portfolio ... will continue in 2016 and 2017.

3. Francis Bacon:

   Natural abilities are like natural plants they need pruning by study.

4. Morgan Stanley:

   European return on leverage exposure is roughly half that of U.S. firms. Pruning underperforming units, intense cost-cutting and revitalising high return-on-equity (RoE) area will be key.

5. Margaret Fuller:

   Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the watering pot and the pruning knife.