trim down
verb
trimmed down; trimming down; trims down
: to become thinner : to lose weight
He trimmed down over the summer.
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Over the past six-plus weeks, that list of possible names has been trimmed down to a little more than 30, with just a few roster spots left up for grabs.
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Jewish producers trim down their last names to seem WASPy.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Westfalia applied a similar floor-plan strategy to the Jules Verne but trimmed down the kitchen and squeezed in the rear bathroom that didn't find its way to the Nugget until 2018.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
Still, a version of the video has continued to circulate on social media; some versions have been trimmed down as people respond to the video.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Jewish producers trim down their last names to seem WASPy.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Westfalia applied a similar floor-plan strategy to the Jules Verne but trimmed down the kitchen and squeezed in the rear bathroom that didn't find its way to the Nugget until 2018.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
Still, a version of the video has continued to circulate on social media; some versions have been trimmed down as people respond to the video.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Trim down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trim%20down. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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