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 blue-and-white trimmings, terracotta floor, toile room divider, and plethora of antique wood furniture give it a distinct look; extra-tall ceilings make the whole thing feel grand.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
The patties are made with a proprietary blend of dry-aged beef and other meat trimmings by Avril-Bleh Meat Market, which opened in 1894 on Court Street, Downtown.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
Then, scatter any stem trimmings around your garden or gather them into bundles and place them in a corner of your yard or under large bushes.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Don't burn your dead, dry garden trimmings.
—Brenda Daly, Florida Times-Union, 28 Feb. 2026
There are cabinets filled with buttons, trays of trimmings, bolts of old fabric rescued from defunct fashion houses.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Keep the trimmings to a few inches thick when compacted to form a mulch layer that allows good air and water movement into the soil.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
The directive applies to imports of lean beef trimmings, which are used to produce ground beef.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Plant them in February and trim them occasionally, adding the trimmings to salads.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
The patties are made with a proprietary blend of dry-aged beef and other meat trimmings by Avril-Bleh Meat Market, which opened in 1894 on Court Street, Downtown.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026
Then, scatter any stem trimmings around your garden or gather them into bundles and place them in a corner of your yard or under large bushes.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Don't burn your dead, dry garden trimmings.
—Brenda Daly, Florida Times-Union, 28 Feb. 2026
There are cabinets filled with buttons, trays of trimmings, bolts of old fabric rescued from defunct fashion houses.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Keep the trimmings to a few inches thick when compacted to form a mulch layer that allows good air and water movement into the soil.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
The directive applies to imports of lean beef trimmings, which are used to produce ground beef.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Plant them in February and trim them occasionally, adding the trimmings to salads.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmings
Noun
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Jan Jensen’s group stacked eight straight wins up through the conference semifinal, with two convincing defeats of Michigan.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Less than a month ago, the Lakers squandered double-digit leads against the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic in down-to-the-wire defeats.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Miami is really two losses behind Orlando because the Magic hold the head-to-head tiebreaker after sweeping the regular-season series 5-0.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Powell exited more concerned about the losses than the role.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2026
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Once there, the complaint says, he was thrust into CECOT and subjected to physical beatings, psychological abuse, inhumane conditions and isolation from family and attorneys.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Other kids in the household also had been physically abused, including a 10-year-old girl who withstood routine beatings with a belt over a 22-month period, Lake County authorities discovered.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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When psychological care is integrated alongside medical and physical treatment, athletes are often better prepared not only to return to sport, but to prevent and manage future setbacks more effectively.—
Ian McMahan,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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In her experience, sustainable consistency is built through adaptability and learning to recover from setbacks rather than viewing them as failures.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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