trumped

past tense of trump

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumped
Verb
  • Introducing a 50-year mortgage could help individuals and families facing higher borrowing and homeownership costs, but experts warn that any benefit could be easily outweighed by dragging on payments for 20 years longer than the standard 30-year term.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Voters’ discontent with the incumbent president clearly outweighed their doubts about the party out of the White House — continuing a pattern that has become consistent (though rarely discussed) in off-year elections.
    Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But Flack’s professional life was occasionally overshadowed by turmoil in her personal life.
    Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Ray said that like the UAE, Saudi Arabia has a deep economic and strategic interest in Sudan, including making sure it is not overshadowed by its regional rivals.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The King Speech’s and Green Book were the mediocre movies that bested The Social Network and Black Panther, respectively.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Additionally, Nicone Dragone bested Amira Garza with 51% of the vote to become the city treasurer.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The measure also outperformed expectations in the conservative-leaning Inland Empire.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The model matched behavior across species and even outperformed the leading Bayesian Causal Inference model while using the same number of adjustable parameters.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Mamdani overcame on the campaign trail to become NYC's next mayor.
    , FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • After the win, Gilgeous-Alexander shared the minor adversity that the team overcame after falling behind early in this contest.
    Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Trumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumped. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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