as in defeats
failure to win a contest
our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming
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Recent Examples of trimmings
Analysts note that imports are unlikely to lower steak or roast prices, affecting mainly lean trimmings for ground beef.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
When pruning shrubs and trees, do your best to keep healthy trimmings in your yard as a valuable carbon resource.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
Organic waste like fruit and yard trimmings will be transformed into compost and mulch at the new organics processing facility, which is scheduled to begin operating in 2027.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Weeds, garden trimmings and small branches are among the soft yard materials allowed in the service.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Dearly departed chef Jack Riebel’s recipe — house-ground steak trimmings to create a simple, beefy, juicy, stupid delicious burger that really does taste like steak — is still going strong.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
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
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
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
When pruning shrubs and trees, do your best to keep healthy trimmings in your yard as a valuable carbon resource.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
Organic waste like fruit and yard trimmings will be transformed into compost and mulch at the new organics processing facility, which is scheduled to begin operating in 2027.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Weeds, garden trimmings and small branches are among the soft yard materials allowed in the service.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Dearly departed chef Jack Riebel’s recipe — house-ground steak trimmings to create a simple, beefy, juicy, stupid delicious burger that really does taste like steak — is still going strong.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmings
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Liverpool have taken positive steps forward in their past two games, winning both following a run of six defeats in seven.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Nighthawks were 3-17 across their first two seasons in Class 3A, with the majority of their defeats coming via running clock.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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When the president’s approval rating falls below 50 percent, the losses tend to be more severe.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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But Alexander appeared in only two games with the Ravens before the trade — two losses to the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Chow laid out the sprawling story in a compelling video featuring Goons' beatings, fearful parents, frustrated community members and a teen affiliated with the group.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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But experiences similar to what Khaled shared—including extended kneeling, beatings, attacks by military dogs, and a lack of medical care—have been reported by human-rights groups, the United Nations, and news organizations.—
Mosab Abu Toha,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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The novel borrows from Englund’s experience, the setbacks and the thrills, and also draws from conversations with Dana Fares, another local professional actress who spent time in Hollywood.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Chet Holmgren, the big man who showed his immense value in their title run last season after enduring years of health setbacks, is 23.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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