as in defeats
failure to win a contest
our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming
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Recent Examples of trimmings
Any extra trimmings would land somewhere between glib and sacrilegious.
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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
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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Interestingly, her three defeats at the grand slams this year have come at the hands of American opponents.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Think about athletes who train for years, face setbacks, injuries and defeats, yet continue pushing toward their goals.—
Aurelien Mangano,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Her losses, both by decision, came against Amanda Nunes, including a September 2017 split decision setback against then-champ Nunes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Operating losses, management missteps — including a disastrous 2011 Super Bowl ad — and a rapid post-IPO decline in valuation led to the 2013 ouster of Mason as CEO.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 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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The beatings became so routine that the Venezuelans scored them on a scale of one to five—the higher the number, the worse the treatment.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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For the next three years, early intervention programs — including reading, music and speech therapy — helped monitor Ness' children, looking for possible cognitive or learning setbacks.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Using real-world victories and setbacks, Williams outlines a replicable approach to leadership that empowers readers to achieve meaningful, lasting impact for their companies or communities.—
Forbes Books Press Release Official,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Trimmings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmings. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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