as in trim
being clean and in good order
to the office she wears trig two-piece suits that are fashionable but still businesslike
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Recent Examples of trig
If your trig is hazy, just remember that all trig functions tell us about the ratio of sides for right triangles.
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
Any student who is not interested in seeing a drag queen, or whose parents forbid them from seeing one, or who believes Lady Gaga songs are played out, or has too much trig to make up, can skip the event.
—Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
By using the Law of Sines, and avoiding the Pythagorean theorem’s trig identity (sin²α + cos²α = 1), Johnson and Jackson successfully proved the theorem without resorting to circular reasoning.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
The oldest way is to just look them up in a trig table.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 Mar. 2022
Rhett Allain, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
Any student who is not interested in seeing a drag queen, or whose parents forbid them from seeing one, or who believes Lady Gaga songs are played out, or has too much trig to make up, can skip the event.
—Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
By using the Law of Sines, and avoiding the Pythagorean theorem’s trig identity (sin²α + cos²α = 1), Johnson and Jackson successfully proved the theorem without resorting to circular reasoning.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
The oldest way is to just look them up in a trig table.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trig
Adjective
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Within seconds, the door was opened by a faceless robot dressed in a beige bodysuit that clung tight to its trim waist and long legs.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Generous interior space allows tall adults to stretch out in the rear while a large boot, which varies depending on trim level, swallows luggage and prams with ease.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This aversion to water can also be justified by their love of a tidy coat, which water can easily dishevel.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Some residences under $5 million embody a level of splendor that defies tidy definitions.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Over the next two hours, jeweler and collector pored over nearly 40 pieces, separating them into neat piles.—
Andrea Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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They can be enjoyed sipped neat or poured over ice.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Trig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trig. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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