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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
The grandfather also showed him the sorry sight of contemporary hedges deformed by diabolical flail trimmers that chewed the natural architecture of branches into an anarchy of twigs.
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Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Electric nose trimmers are widely available, discreet and pain-free.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Aug. 2025
The epilator has nine attachment caps, including a bikini trimmer, electric shaver head, body exfoliation brush, cleansing brush, and even a foot file, providing great value for the price.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 July 2025
The trimmer automatically feeds into your line, so there are no long interruptions in your mowing.
—Christopher Murray
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Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Electric nose trimmers are widely available, discreet and pain-free.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Aug. 2025
The epilator has nine attachment caps, including a bikini trimmer, electric shaver head, body exfoliation brush, cleansing brush, and even a foot file, providing great value for the price.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 July 2025
The trimmer automatically feeds into your line, so there are no long interruptions in your mowing.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmer
Noun
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When a chameleon spots a bug, tiny muscles adjust the lens until the target is perfectly in focus, and that adjustment tells them exactly how far away dinner is.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
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The parallels between salamanders and chameleons indicate that the underlying physics does not depend on rare or exotic tissues.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Are the Clean winners cruelty-free or vegan?—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Grand Slam winners get a colorful Grand Slam Award sticker.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, he is ebuffed at every turn by his fellow chiefs, most notably Kamehameha I (Kaina Makua), who later becomes the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawai’i.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many historians believe that modern chess originated from chaturanga, an ancient Indian board game that spread to the world via traders, pilgrims and conquerors.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Before the snap, Maye identified Miami’s man-to-man coverage and alerted to a man-beater concept.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some bakers also place the flour and the mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer as well, but that’s not as important as the butter and flour.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Trimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmer. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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