trumps

verb

present tense third-person singular of trump
as in outweighs

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  1. outweighs
  2. overshadows
  3. outperforms
  4. overcomes
  5. defeats
  6. conquers
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  • While organizations want access to increasingly powerful AI capabilities, many are reaching the inevitable conclusion that having true ownership over their proprietary data far outweighs the benefits of using the newest or largest-hosted model.
    — Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • If either of these factors outweighs the other in your thinking, then that is the home warranty company to choose.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • But as the title suggests, darkness overshadows their time together, while also leading to some revelations.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Social media ahead of the Lincoln’s visit has been awash with jibes about lusty sailors, but recent visitors say the development of more family-friendly attractions means the new, more wholesome Pattaya overshadows its former seedy self.
    — Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • The same principle underlies brainwriting, a technique that reliably outperforms conventional brainstorming.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of shoppers say Milani Conceal + Perfect 2-in-1 Foundation outperforms products five times as expensive.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 28 July 2026
Definition of outperforms
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  • Overcoming physical barriers The plasma centrifuge overcomes these physical barriers.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Used in the group’s previous drone research, this landing gear disperses energy to reduce impact and overcomes multiple engineering challenges.
    — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • In a second-round match, Sargis Sargsian defeats Nicolas Massu, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4, in five hours and nine minutes.
    — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • However, if Merab Dvalishvili defeats Petr Yan at UFC 333, then Song might have a better case than O'Malley considering Merab has beaten Sean twice.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of defeats
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  • As technology conquers this final Wi-Fi frontier, air travel will never be the same.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Iceman appears on four Billboard charts this week and conquers two of them.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of conquers
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“Trumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumps. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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