trimmings

noun

plural of trimming
as in defeats
failure to win a contest our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming

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Recent Examples of trimmings The White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a plan that has yet to be finalized, said the beef in question is lean beef trimmings that are used for ground beef production. — Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Instead of throwing those trimmings out, Weaver found ways to put them to good use. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026 Any trimmings that contain at least one leaf node can be propagated into new plants. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026 Yard trimmings should be brought to the sites in containers or bags. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2026 The vertical videos are simply trimmings of existing HBO Max programming rendered into a new presentation ratio to push users toward long form consumption. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 Trim overgrown house plants; use trimmings for cuttings. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 In Miami Beach, the first offense for disposing of any trash, including tree trimmings and garden garbage, somewhere you are not supposed to can led to a $500 fine. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 Save Cheese Rinds and Vegetable Trimmings Instead of giving that last nib of Parmesan or cured meat trimmings the heave-ho, use them to transform a stock, braise, soup, or sauce. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmings
  1. defeats
  2. losses
  3. beatings
  4. setbacks
Noun
  • This move follows recent court defeats for the department after rules to limit PSLF were struck down, raising concerns about the broader impact on public service workers.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The team suffered two defeats in their six pre-season games but looked confident both on and off the ball.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of defeats
Noun
  • Hugo Lloris turned away one shot for LAFC (10-7-5), which was coming off back-to-back 1-0 losses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Those experiences bring a sense of perspective amid the Cubs’ back-to-back walk-off losses this weekend in the Pacific Northwest.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of losses
Noun
  • According to Human Rights Watch, Taliban security forces responded with beatings, shots into the crowd, detentions of protesters, and the killing of at least one boy.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Sweetwater Police, which investigated the incidents, learned about the beatings on April 22, when an officer was called to Jackson South Medical Center in reference to a hazing incident.
    — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of beatings
Noun
  • Trump has placed tariffs at the center of his agenda throughout his second term in the White House, though his use of the economic tool has faced some major legal setbacks and stoked heated pushback from other countries.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the program faced regulatory hurdles, technical setbacks, and noise complaints from residents.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of setbacks

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