TRUMP Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

trump

verb

Definition of trump

as in to outweigh

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Dissimilar Words

lose (to)

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Recent Examples of trump In Packers country, celebrity doesn’t trump tradition. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 Briggs had urged the public to get COVID-19 shots and has said that medical expertise should trump politics in decisions that involve public health. — Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 5 June 2026 Yes, the Thunder likely could trump other offers, but Giannis will also have a say because of his ability to hit free agency as soon as the 2027 offseason. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026 But at some point, laws for offline behavior can trump online freedoms, experts say. — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for trump

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Verb

The Marquette poll found 71% of adults said the costs of building data centers outweigh the benefits, up from 62% in January.

— Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
These cities and towns promised better jobs, cheaper homes, less traffic and higher quality of life, outweighing Florida’s allure of tropical weather and ease of getting by on Spanish alone.

— Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of outweigh

Verb

It was overshadowed completely by the film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by my countryman Norman Jewison and released a few months after our film, to big crowds and grosses.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Leadership can become misaligned when the freedom that comes with being in charge begins to overshadow the responsibility that accompanies it.

— Laura Muirhead, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of overshadow

Verb

Lionel Messi scored the 100th goal of his Inter Miami career and Casemiro added another as Miami defeated Cruz Azul 2-0 on Wednesday night to win the Campeones Cup.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
That victory in Week 12, was the Chiefs’ last until defeating the Broncos in Week 1 on Monday.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeat

Verb

To overcome this, the Delft team engineered a lightweight processing pipeline that runs onboard using a mere 34 kilobytes of memory.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Edwards doubts that voluntary oversight will overcome the commercial incentives to release their latest, most powerful models.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of overcome

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