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as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
gradually fading in the primaries, the former front-runner watched helplessly as the trimmers rushed to embrace the party's newest rising star
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as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
last year's winner of the tournament unexpectedly got trimmed in the first round, and the trimmer was a young player that no one had ever heard of
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Recent Examples of trimmer
This includes dog and cat food, cat litter, treats, beds and blankets, food and water bowls, leashes and collars, puppy pads, nail trimmers, and even flea and tick prevention.
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Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 15 Mar. 2026
Hedge trimmers may be used to cut many branches or stems at once, making the task relatively quick and manageable.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
These encompass the Via Con Me Scent to Go, a multifunctional leather holder with a perfumable ceramic stone that doubles as a wireless earbuds case; the Tazza Totem and Cappuccino Cup Holder designed for candles; the Buonanotte candle snuffer and the Zic wick trimmer, among others.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
There are others in other positions who are considerably older, notably the British sailor Chris Draper who recently vacated the wing trimmer’s role at Australia to do the same job for Outteridge and Sweden.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 15 Mar. 2026
Hedge trimmers may be used to cut many branches or stems at once, making the task relatively quick and manageable.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
These encompass the Via Con Me Scent to Go, a multifunctional leather holder with a perfumable ceramic stone that doubles as a wireless earbuds case; the Tazza Totem and Cappuccino Cup Holder designed for candles; the Buonanotte candle snuffer and the Zic wick trimmer, among others.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
There are others in other positions who are considerably older, notably the British sailor Chris Draper who recently vacated the wing trimmer’s role at Australia to do the same job for Outteridge and Sweden.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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But perhaps the most engaging aspect of Mario is his chameleon-like ability to remain at the same time personable and, ultimately, a blank slate.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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Cauliflower is a cruciferous chameleon.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
2 Apr. 2026
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Your winner is, of course, Jon Cooper, who helped engineer a late-season turnaround — particularly on defense — that has the Lightning looking, once again, like a real threat.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The winner of this matchup earns the seventh playoff seed.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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On the first pitch, Casey, who weighs almost twice as much as me, took the biggest whipper (a giant climbing fall) of his life.—
The Editors,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
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The first volume recounts Akbar’s ancestors’ history, particularly the lineage from the Turkic conqueror Timur to Babur.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In America, deconstructing our national mythology and recasting early Puritan settlers as bloodthirsty conquerors helped zero American Indians.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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May came to the Wolverines after running the program at Florida Atlantic University, taking that program to the Final Four in 2023 and coming up one buzzer-beater shy of playing for a national title.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Because an egg beater Why did the baby chick cross the road?—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Trimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmer. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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