as in defeats
failure to win a contest
our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming
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Recent Examples of trimmings
Save the healthy trimmings, which root easily and can be used right away for propagation.
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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
Remove stand and trimmings; trees should be cut into 4-foot lengths or shorter.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Those crispy, salty fat trimmings are incredible in cornbread.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
As the debate heats up online, here's a look at when people pack up the tree and trimmings.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
The traditional food — usually made with pork liver, pork trimmings, cornmeal and seasonings — is getting harder to find altogether.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
After the cohosts — including 36-year-old Griffin — walked out Thursday to a set decorated with Christmas trimmings, moderator Whoopi Goldberg addressed Griffin's return to the Hot Topics table.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
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
Remove stand and trimmings; trees should be cut into 4-foot lengths or shorter.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Those crispy, salty fat trimmings are incredible in cornbread.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
As the debate heats up online, here's a look at when people pack up the tree and trimmings.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
The traditional food — usually made with pork liver, pork trimmings, cornmeal and seasonings — is getting harder to find altogether.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
After the cohosts — including 36-year-old Griffin — walked out Thursday to a set decorated with Christmas trimmings, moderator Whoopi Goldberg addressed Griffin's return to the Hot Topics table.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmings
Noun
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With defeats, injuries and suspensions piling up, Tottenham’s domestic campaign is spinning out of control.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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That stretch included two overtime losses and two more defeats on shots in the final seconds.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The one-time grant aims to offset losses from the federal government’s decision to block Medicaid reimbursements that previously covered more than 80% of clinic patient visits.—
Katie King,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Both losses occurred at home, where the Tigers are 9-4.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Former detainees and human rights organizations have documented systematic torture and severe abuses inside the facility, including beatings, electric shocks, suspension by limbs, prolonged stress positions and other degrading treatment.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The morality police patrol streets and other public areas looking for violators, who face arrest, fines, beatings, or detention.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Preparing in advance is the best way to avoid setbacks.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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The United States team of Minnesotans Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin suffered its first setbacks of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Saturday, defeated 6-4 by Great Britain and 6-5 in an extra end by South Korea in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy.—
Duluth News Tribune,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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