trimmers

plural of trimmer
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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 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
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Noun
  • Today, those invaders have been cleared, and more than 100,000 native saplings have grown into a lush forest cover that’s now home to sunbirds, bulbuls, geckos and chameleons.
    Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There will be a piñata and crafting, including Lele dolls, carnival masks and pipe cleaner chameleons.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Big winners in Europe in the third quarter included Spanish stocks, the banking sector and chip giant ASML.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Clarkson and Brogdon are both recent Sixth Man of the Year winners.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, the New World’s conquerors mocked the idea of humanity’s oneness, laying the foundation for race supremacy.
    Greg Grandin September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The American conquerors of Hawaii wanted this game banned.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Trimmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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