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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
a speed skater who consistently trimmed all his competition
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as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
they trimmed our team by 40 points
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as in shaved
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
trimmed her bangs
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as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
trim a tree for Christmas
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as in organized
to make neat
trimmed the shrubbery in order to enhance the house's curb appeal
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as in decorated
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Recent Examples of trimmed
Carol Besler, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Her dark brown bob was freshly trimmed and curled toward her face; the top brushed and styled over the left side of her head.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
The Republican policy bill passed earlier this year trimmed reimbursements for some hospitals that offer ER care to migrants without legal status, rather than cutting off the funding entirely.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
In turn, the Club trimmed our Broadcom position a few times over the past quarter.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Additional photos showed Martin in a chair getting his hair trimmed by a barber, making a funny face while still fixing his pants and having a pre-show meal.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Spring-flowering shrubs should be trimmed immediately after blooming, and summer-flowering shrubs trimmed in late winter or early spring.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Throughout the spring, summer, and early fall months, a lawn mower is an essential tool that keeps your yard looking trimmed and presentable.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
For Zone 2, which is the area beyond Zone 1 up to 100 feet from a building, property owners are required to keep grass trimmed, space out shrubs and trees, and keep a 10-foot buffer around wood piles.
—Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The logo, hands, indexes, and rotor are trimmed in British racing green—the color of the legendary car brand.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Her dark brown bob was freshly trimmed and curled toward her face; the top brushed and styled over the left side of her head.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
The Republican policy bill passed earlier this year trimmed reimbursements for some hospitals that offer ER care to migrants without legal status, rather than cutting off the funding entirely.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
In turn, the Club trimmed our Broadcom position a few times over the past quarter.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Additional photos showed Martin in a chair getting his hair trimmed by a barber, making a funny face while still fixing his pants and having a pre-show meal.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Spring-flowering shrubs should be trimmed immediately after blooming, and summer-flowering shrubs trimmed in late winter or early spring.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Throughout the spring, summer, and early fall months, a lawn mower is an essential tool that keeps your yard looking trimmed and presentable.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
For Zone 2, which is the area beyond Zone 1 up to 100 feet from a building, property owners are required to keep grass trimmed, space out shrubs and trees, and keep a 10-foot buffer around wood piles.
—Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmed
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The Dallas Cowboys defeated the New York Jets 37-22 on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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Maeve ends up turning Sam into the police, exhausted, dejected, and utterly defeated.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hakeem actually whipped his members to shut the government down.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Folding whipped topping gently into the pudding mixture keeps the filling fluffy and mousse-like.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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The fallout, which sparked criticisms that Disney was caving on free-speech issues and drew some threats from Hollywood talent to stop working with the company, shaved more than $4 billion off its market value last week.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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While solid materials can easily be shaved down, these chambers need to have enough space for coolant to travel through channels.—
Gwendolyn Rak,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Sep. 2025
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The complex is decorated in the school colors, red and black with the Bobcat logo prominently displayed.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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It’s located on the first floor, near Sebastian’s Bistro, a cafe with an executive sous chef that is also open to the public and decorated with dangling flying ibises, the bird that inspired UM’s mascot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Over their many months of incarceration, the Cuban refugees organized and revolted, in some instances breaking out of their detention camps.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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Progressive and religious groups, including Indivisible Charlotte and the Poor People’s Campaign, organized the protest.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For Hilton, whose public persona has always blended self-parody and glamour, the nod feels intentional — a bridge between two eras of women who mastered spectacle on their own terms.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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Iran can achieve that by abandoning water-hungry crops, shifting to smart farming, conserving every drop, and reviving flood-management techniques Iranians once mastered to recharge depleted aquifers.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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The new study suggests that the ship probably sank from an explosion, which caused the shots stored near gunpowder to fly around and get flattened.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Viewing their actions and ideas strictly through a Cold War lens has oversimplified Korean hopes and ambitions and flattened the complexity of their post-liberation experience.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Vance said one portion of Democrats are making unreasonable demands to restore more than $1 trillion over the next decade in healthcare spending that was cut earlier this year.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Training, professional development, and the Safe Cities Partnership are among the areas cut.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Trimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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