trenched (on)

past tense of trench (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trenched (on)
Verb
  • Worse, the organization’s evaluation and development seemed to take a step backward.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Whatever the catalyst, a change in the political environment seemed to connect with a social change that brought back narrow, and at times constrictive, ideas of womanhood depicted in media.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Friends commented on how much the two men resembled each other in manner and bearing.
    Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The late farmer from Wisconsin began his life of crime by digging up the fresh graveyards of women who resembled his mom, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Trenched (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenched%20%28on%29. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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