Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumped
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Recent Economist-YouGov and AP-NORC polls also found opposition to ground troops outweighed support for the possibility more than four times over.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Any disadvantage there may be in waiting a week or 10 days to get started on the portal is offset, probably outweighed, by the attention and excitement being built for BC basketball by their incoming coach’s presence on national TV, associated with a Final Four team.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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But it is also engaged in its most severe fighting in decades with neighboring Afghanistan, a conflict that has been largely overshadowed by the war in the Middle East.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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Prince Harry and Meghan and the Royal Rift The day will, of course, be about Phillips and Sperling and their union but needless to say many a royal wedding has been overshadowed by family drama in the past and there is the potential for this one to contain some elements of the royal soap opera.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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It was defeated on a straight party-line vote, and our highly ideological legislature kept the gap between Title IX and Colorado law unresolved.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the men’s final Monday, Connecticut and Michigan will play for the national championship after both roundly defeated their opponents in the semifinals.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
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Jose Pena served 25 service points and had 12 aces, six kills and three digs, while Jelisson Peguero had 24 service points and eight aces as Greater Lawrence (3-2) bested Salem, 3-0.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Though that last record still officially stands, aerospace engineer Benjamin Biggs has bested it with his BlackBird drone, so the race is still very much on.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 05,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2026
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In testing, the model significantly outperformed baseline methods.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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European dealmakers outperformed their regional benchmarks and were among the strongest performers globally during the first quarter of 2026.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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That propelled Cox to the general election, where he was trounced by Newsom.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Ten years ago, AlphaGo trounced human competitors—and its legacy is still present in today’s most advanced bots.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
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Denver overcame 30 points from Toumani Camara, who hit eight of the Blazers' franchise-record 25 3-pointers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Tar Heels reached the national championship game, falling to the Kansas Jayhawks, who also overcame a double-digit deficit to be crowned champions.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Trumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumped. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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