Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumped
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One is music streamer Spotify, which will experience some headwinds, but none the analyst doesn’t see outweighed by upside.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025 -
In 2002, Condoleezza Rice, then Bush’s national security adviser, warned that the costs of awaiting evidence of an Iraqi nuclear capability far outweighed the costs of acting now.—
Caleb Pomeroy,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2025
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Long overshadowed by his more decorated co-star, Brown is emerging as a legitimate NBA MVP candidate as the season’s halfway mark approaches.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Instead, he was overshadowed by true freshman Vernell Brown III and ended 2025 with 27 receptions for a modest 239 yards and three scores before a season-ending leg injury ended his season after eight games.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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The first turned a fourth-quarter fumble into a 59-yard score when Achane burst through a tired, and seemingly defeated Buffalo defensive front and outsprinted the Bills’ entire secondary to the end zone.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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In nonplayoff action, Ben Chen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns as Westford Academy defeated Newton South, 33-13.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, Leftwich told media Sunday that Big 12 coordinators who had bested him at times in the regular season gave him information over the bye week.—
Ty Kaplan,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Jan. 2026
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Hardman bested Republican Lucas Loftin by an overwhelming margin to win a seat representing parts of the Des Moines suburbs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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In 2025, the school academically outperformed 6% of peer schools.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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Why the results surprised scientists When tested, the all-waste-plastic supercapacitor outperformed similar devices made with traditional glass fiber separators.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Further north, in New Jersey, a state with about a 20% Latino population, Democrat Mikie Sherrill trounced her Republican opponent.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Democrats trounced Republicans on Tuesday in three key races with little in common apart from one issue — affordability.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Keldon Johnson had 27 points, Victor Wembanyama added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Luka Doncic to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Trumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumped. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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