as in defeats
failure to win a contest
our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming
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Recent Examples of trimmings
Don't burn your dead, dry garden trimmings.
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Brenda Daly, Florida Times-Union, 28 Feb. 2026
There are cabinets filled with buttons, trays of trimmings, bolts of old fabric rescued from defunct fashion houses.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Keep the trimmings to a few inches thick when compacted to form a mulch layer that allows good air and water movement into the soil.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
The directive applies to imports of lean beef trimmings, which are used to produce ground beef.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Plant them in February and trim them occasionally, adding the trimmings to salads.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Save the healthy trimmings, which root easily and can be used right away for propagation.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
At the Milan Cortina Games, Mongolian athletes will wear cashmere ceremonial deels — traditional tunics or robes — with silk trimmings to honor the past and present.
—Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
They can be placed in yard trimmings carts if the lid closes.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Brenda Daly, Florida Times-Union, 28 Feb. 2026
There are cabinets filled with buttons, trays of trimmings, bolts of old fabric rescued from defunct fashion houses.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Keep the trimmings to a few inches thick when compacted to form a mulch layer that allows good air and water movement into the soil.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
The directive applies to imports of lean beef trimmings, which are used to produce ground beef.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Plant them in February and trim them occasionally, adding the trimmings to salads.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Save the healthy trimmings, which root easily and can be used right away for propagation.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
At the Milan Cortina Games, Mongolian athletes will wear cashmere ceremonial deels — traditional tunics or robes — with silk trimmings to honor the past and present.
—Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
They can be placed in yard trimmings carts if the lid closes.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmings
Noun
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Their cushion to the relegation zone now stands at just four points following three straight defeats to Manchester United, Newcastle United and Arsenal, and a run of just two wins in 17 league games.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Bremen missed a host of chances before Jovan Milošević scored from Romano Schmid’s cross in the 57th minute, and an own goal from Hennes Behrens in stoppage time confirmed Bremen’s first win after three defeats under new coach Daniel Thioune.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Saudi Tadawul fell by nearly 5% before paring losses, while the Oman and Bahrain bourses also slipped.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Later in the week, as other analysts poked holes in the Citrini scenario, the market recovered some of its losses.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Stories of the violence committed under Burge — including beatings, electric shock, suffocation with typewriter covers and games of Russian roulette — proved to have a long reach.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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We are threatened with beatings and gunfire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Apollo and other private equity firms are facing a variety of setbacks as of late, including declining returns, longer holding periods and investment exit concerns against a challenging backdrop for fundraising.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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The 12-day barrage came on the back of a series of setbacks for Iran’s leaders, including the crippling of its regional allies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Trimmings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmings. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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