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as in chameleons
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 winners
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 trimmers
Clean your trimmers with rubbing alcohol to help prevent pathogens from spreading to the plant.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Flat irons, curling wands, hair dryers, and beard trimmers are also often found sprawled across bathroom counters, especially during busy mornings.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Ten inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail in May, using electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls.
—Nic Anderson, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
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, 7 Nov. 2025
Perched inside bucket trucks — or occasionally climbing up ropes into the canopies — tree trimmers cut branches about 15 feet back from the power lines, sawing off enough growth to keep the lines clear for about five years.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Electric nose trimmers are widely available, discreet and pain-free.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Aug. 2025
Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Flat irons, curling wands, hair dryers, and beard trimmers are also often found sprawled across bathroom counters, especially during busy mornings.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Ten inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail in May, using electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls.
—Nic Anderson, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
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, 7 Nov. 2025
Perched inside bucket trucks — or occasionally climbing up ropes into the canopies — tree trimmers cut branches about 15 feet back from the power lines, sawing off enough growth to keep the lines clear for about five years.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Electric nose trimmers are widely available, discreet and pain-free.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmers
Noun
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In the middle of this spectrum, a trio of mid-career stylistic chameleons and sometime collaborators — Feid, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny — carefully map out intersecting tastes.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Kardashian-Jenner clan are known to be quite the hair chameleons, sometimes debuting a new transformation with every outing.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize.—
Staff Reports,
The Providence Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
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One of Baffert’s recent Lewis winners captured the Derby, though Medina Spirit (2021) later was disqualified.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The giant Brân the Blessed’s head, which spoke for many years after it was severed, lies buried under a white hill, on top of which the Norman conquerors built a fort, known to later generations as the White Tower, or just the Tower of London.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some as conquerors, some as Crusaders.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Trimmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmers. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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