trimmings

plural of trimming

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trimmings Much of what is imported is lean beef trimmings that meatpackers mix with fattier beef produced in the United States to produce the varieties of ground beef that domestic consumers want, so any change in imports would affect primarily hamburger. Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 Weeds, garden trimmings and small branches are among the soft yard materials allowed in the service. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025 They can be made from different parts of the animal, including trimmings. Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Oct. 2025 Collect grass trimmings when mowing. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025 The Masters’ green jacket, the haka before New Zealand rugby matches, the seventh-inning stretch in baseball—these rituals are not just trimmings but the connective tissue of sport. Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025 The beauty of cotton curtains lies in their versatility—the easy-to-handle material can be printed, support a variety of embroidery techniques, and adorned with trimmings to draw more attention to your windows. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025 Never burn leaves or other yard trimmings. Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2025 With it, King said the only ingredients in it were beef trimmings, sea salt, pepper and paprika. Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmings
Noun
  • With leaves still clinging to the trees, Arne Slot had overseen four straight defeats, prompting searching questions to be asked of the head coach, the club’s summer transfer strategy, senior players and everything in between.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Players must compete again the next day, leaving no time to dwell on defeats, while the organization doesn’t take victories for granted either.
    Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Arne Slot’s team were vulnerable after three successive losses.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Chaparro also noted that bitcoin and ether suffered less losses compared to alternative crypto-assets in this month’s massive liquidation event.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In July, after months of detention, which included routine beatings and other mistreatment, the men were released to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • On many nights, Tamara would find her grandmother hunched over the kitchen table, poring over trial transcripts in which Erik and Lyle delivered hours of tearful and stomach-churning accounts of beatings, verbal lashings and rape.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Blue Jays have also had to adjust their starting rotation on the fly as some harsh setbacks sprung up toward the end of the regular season.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Early on, each test had generally improved upon previous demonstrations until SpaceX hit some setbacks at the beginning of 2025 with a series of three failed tests ending in explosions.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Trimmings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmings. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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