Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumping
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But that point has not been reached and although markets are being led by a small number of stocks, the positive news flow for those companies is outweighing uncertainty for other sectors like consumer stocks.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
7 June 2026 -
The market is doing the Fed’s job Kevin Warsh’s argument for an ultimately lower Fed funds rate may rely on the notion that financial conditions are likely to tighten further on the long end of the yield curve—far outweighing any nips to the base rate the central bank can make.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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The Dodgers’ recent bullpen problems persisted in a 6-4 loss Sunday, overshadowing a bounce-back effort from Emmet Sheehan.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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At that value, SpaceX would be the largest IPO in history, far overshadowing the largest IPO to date – Alibaba’s $22 billion offering in 2014 on the New York Stock Exchange.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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After defeating fellow American Kyle Daukaus, fighter Bo Nickal praised the president.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Cardenas is currently running for re-election to the Board of Review, and won the Democratic primary in March, defeating former Friends of the Parks executive director Juanita Irizarry.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Biden, who has spoken at length about overcoming drug addiction, claims to be at least $15 million in debt.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
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Many training programs for travel consultants (or really for anybody who works in sales) include tactics on overcoming objections.—
Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The low budget horror phenomenon grossed another $19 million at North American theaters—its fourth week in a row outperforming its box office debut.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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In both scenarios, the Mission 1 Pro shows the best picture of the three, easily beating the Hero13 Black for color accuracy and brightness, and slightly outperforming the Osmo Action 5 Pro in both situations too.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
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This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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The Hong Kong exchange was first in the world by IPO funds raised last year — besting the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, which came second and third respectively — according to KPMG, which noted that strong momentum in 2025 continued in the first quarter of this year.—
Evelyn Cheng,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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At a celebratory exhibition match last week in the capital, under the watchful eye of the supreme leader, Naegohyang faced off against the under-17s team, who just added an Asian Cup to their impressive array of silverware, trouncing Japan 5-1 in the final.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise surged 26% after the technology company issued a rosy outlook for the current quarter and raised its guidance for the full year, trouncing the Street's estimates.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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Where most conversations are half-silent, important figures in Rimbaud’s life are embodied by musical instruments, ranging from overbearing tubas to melodic strings, depending on who’s speaking and their place in the story.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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His commentary during challenges has gone from nonexistent to essential to overbearing.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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“Trumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumping. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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