Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumping
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For the afternoon shift, players will have to choose between adding Phenomaman or Waterboy (Joel Haver) to the squad, with the former’s crippling depression outweighing his strength and the latter’s inexperience leading to constant missteps.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
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Financial concerns govern decision-making for 8 in 10 families, a report by education lender Sallie Mae also found — outweighing even academics when deciding between schools.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Polacek’s view of the future lies in recalibration, where, in his perspective, artificial intelligence should serve as an unseen vessel that enhances the human experience rather than overshadowing it.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Actors like Eric Bogosian and Jason Schwartzman waltz in and schmooze it up as vampires living their best afterlives, completely overshadowing Denton, who’s stuck in noob-human mode and doesn’t progress much past that.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Lancers won their conference tournament by defeating Utah Tech and Utah Valley, with both matches going to penalty kicks.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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Ole Miss wound up defeating Oklahoma 34-26 in Norman.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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DiMarco’s participation became a highlight of the event, with the student asking thoughtful questions about overcoming imposter syndrome and handling rejection.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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And that religion, like music, can carry the sound of struggle – but also the hope of one day overcoming the injustices and inequalities of everyday life.—
Ken Chitwood,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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The fundamentals are attractive and becoming even more so, outperforming the bulk warehouse sector.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The results fueled Democratic optimism after a year of uncertainty about the party’s future, with Democrats outperforming expectations in key races.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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That comes after Palantir dropped about 8%, even after besting expectations for the third quarter, as investors worried that valuations for the software company — and the broader AI theme — have gotten untenable.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Those involve besting a fellow warrior in battle.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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The doctrine died a surer death with the 1989 invasion of Panama to remove its rogue leader, Manuel Noriega, convicted of drug-running and guilty of trouncing his country’s democracy.—
Alan McPherson,
The Conversation,
2 Nov. 2025
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With the Dragons trouncing Byron Nelson and Trinity, the gap between them and the rest of the competition is incredibly wide.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images Jerry Jones continues to play the role of overbearing hard-liner with Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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And Tess is now a podcast host and overbearing grandmother.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Trumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumping. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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