as in defeats
failure to win a contest
our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming
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Recent Examples of trimmings
Most of her fabrics, trimmings and buttons are sourced from Italy and Japan.
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Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Any extra trimmings would land somewhere between glib and sacrilegious.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Yes, according to the Department of Environment and Conservation, burning leaves and other debris — such as branches, tree limbs, twigs, lawn clippings, woody vegetation, yard trimmings, clean unpainted/uncoated wood, or untreated lumber — is allowed in Tennessee.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Dylan Coates of Hobie Eyewear showed off the new Hull Float sunglasses whose frames are made from the plastic trimmings of Hobie kayaks.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Miraculously, only the gunman, 60-year-old Brian Joseph Montana, died in the violent April 28 episode on Arroyo Drive that began with Montana reportedly threatening to kill his next-door neighbors, seemingly over lawn trimmings that blew into his yard.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead of crochet and knits as trimmings for embellishment, pieces are looped and loomed directly into form.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Any extra trimmings would land somewhere between glib and sacrilegious.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Yes, according to the Department of Environment and Conservation, burning leaves and other debris — such as branches, tree limbs, twigs, lawn clippings, woody vegetation, yard trimmings, clean unpainted/uncoated wood, or untreated lumber — is allowed in Tennessee.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Dylan Coates of Hobie Eyewear showed off the new Hull Float sunglasses whose frames are made from the plastic trimmings of Hobie kayaks.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Miraculously, only the gunman, 60-year-old Brian Joseph Montana, died in the violent April 28 episode on Arroyo Drive that began with Montana reportedly threatening to kill his next-door neighbors, seemingly over lawn trimmings that blew into his yard.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead of crochet and knits as trimmings for embellishment, pieces are looped and loomed directly into form.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmings
Noun
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Others losses, like their double-digit defeats of the past two seasons, were perfectly regular.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Both teams are coming off disappointing defeats.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Florida Democrats, weakened by years of losses and fractured messaging, continue to face a shrinking electorate.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many savers saw losses early in the year, though.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Daily beatings that left people in wheelchairs, with broken teeth, and vomiting blood.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Detainees have alleged torture and beatings inside CECOT since their release.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now the Braves will be left to regroup this winter after several injury setbacks for their star players.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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After more than 20 years of setbacks, Union Pacific Park in Fullerton is in the final stages of a complete overhaul and should be back open to the public by the end of the year.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Trimmings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmings. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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