trim down
phrasal verb
trimmed down; trimming down; trims down
: to become thinner : to lose weight
He trimmed down over the summer.
Examples of trim down in a Sentence
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Seems like many of my pals are turning over a new leaf, trying to trim down and follow their doctors’ advice.
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Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Correa scored 17 consecutive points for the Gators to start the frame, including back-to-back 3s that helped trim down a 17-point lead.
—Mark Long, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
Plus, its Auto Game Mode trims down lag time and pixelation for frequent gamers who don't have time for messy graphics.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2023
Last year’s cuts were a result of that spree, when many tech companies trimmed down their workforces after realizing they over-hired in prior years.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2024
MacKenzie Scott trimmed down her Amazon stake last year.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
Ever since, Ford has devoted herself to ensuring Patches trims down to a healthy size.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
Today, Very is little more than an afterthought in the history of American literature, his considerable output of poetry—a scholarly edition published in 1993 runs to almost 600 pages of text—trimmed down to a handful of highlights in the anthologies.
—Christoph Irmscher, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
As Lemieux explained between laughs, the costume was from last Hanukkah, when Tito’s fur was trimmed down.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Correa scored 17 consecutive points for the Gators to start the frame, including back-to-back 3s that helped trim down a 17-point lead.
—Mark Long, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
Plus, its Auto Game Mode trims down lag time and pixelation for frequent gamers who don't have time for messy graphics.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2023
Last year’s cuts were a result of that spree, when many tech companies trimmed down their workforces after realizing they over-hired in prior years.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2024
MacKenzie Scott trimmed down her Amazon stake last year.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
Ever since, Ford has devoted herself to ensuring Patches trims down to a healthy size.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
Today, Very is little more than an afterthought in the history of American literature, his considerable output of poetry—a scholarly edition published in 1993 runs to almost 600 pages of text—trimmed down to a handful of highlights in the anthologies.
—Christoph Irmscher, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
As Lemieux explained between laughs, the costume was from last Hanukkah, when Tito’s fur was trimmed down.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
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“Trim down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trim%20down. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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