as in defeats
failure to win a contest
our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming
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Recent Examples of trimmings
People who compost their food scraps and yard trimmings can contribute to reducing landfill methane emissions; improving soil health; and sequestering carbon, according to the EPA.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Organized by the curatorial fellow Yifu Liu, the show has trimmings in just about every frame.
—Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
And finally, Dayne’s Craft Barbecue (west of Fort Worth in Aledo) is also noted in the Top 50 BBQ list for their black bark brisket and brisket trimmings burger.
—Ella Gonzales
march 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
The blue-and-white trimmings, terracotta floor, toile room divider, and plethora of antique wood furniture give it a distinct look; extra-tall ceilings make the whole thing feel grand.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
The patties are made with a proprietary blend of dry-aged beef and other meat trimmings by Avril-Bleh Meat Market, which opened in 1894 on Court Street, Downtown.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
Then, scatter any stem trimmings around your garden or gather them into bundles and place them in a corner of your yard or under large bushes.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Don't burn your dead, dry garden trimmings.
—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
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Organized by the curatorial fellow Yifu Liu, the show has trimmings in just about every frame.
—Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
And finally, Dayne’s Craft Barbecue (west of Fort Worth in Aledo) is also noted in the Top 50 BBQ list for their black bark brisket and brisket trimmings burger.
—Ella Gonzales
march 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
The blue-and-white trimmings, terracotta floor, toile room divider, and plethora of antique wood furniture give it a distinct look; extra-tall ceilings make the whole thing feel grand.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
The patties are made with a proprietary blend of dry-aged beef and other meat trimmings by Avril-Bleh Meat Market, which opened in 1894 on Court Street, Downtown.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
Then, scatter any stem trimmings around your garden or gather them into bundles and place them in a corner of your yard or under large bushes.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Don't burn your dead, dry garden trimmings.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmings
Noun
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Crying babies in hippie attire accompany John’s discontent with the counterculture’s retreat from politics after multiple defeats in the ’70s.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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The defeats have been stinging.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Even in losses, the Pistons recovered miss after miss against them.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Despite a series of stinging gerrymandering losses, Democrats remain favored to take back the House.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Noun
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And then there were the beatings.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Each day, they are filled with one-dimensional stories of beatings, stabbing and shootings — all sad accounts of a city in decline.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
Noun
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This all comes after Starship suffered a string of setbacks during test flights last year, including an uncontrolled re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere and two midflight explosions as the upper-stage vehicles were accelerating into space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Conversely, nearly every other county in the state saw upswings as tourism continues its recovery from pandemic setbacks.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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“Trimmings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmings. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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