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trimming

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verb

present participle of trim
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trimming
Noun
If not suitable for propagation, branch trimmings can be kept for a wildlife-sheltering brush pile or added to a compost pile. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025 Of particular note was the collaboration between textile artist Elizabeth Ashdown and luxury trimmings company Samuel & Sons. Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
But the question has to be, is this really the fat that needs trimming? Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 Schedule major tree trimming now to be ready for stormy 2025 weather. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for trimming
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimming
Noun
  • On the women’s side, JC Smith (7-18) opens against Livingstone — a team that swept the Golden Bulls with a pair of 13-point defeats in the regular season.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
  • As a result, Atlanta were able to enact revenge on The Bay who handed them their only defeat of the TGL season.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The future of content creation lies not in choosing between human or artificial intelligence, but in mastering their combination.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The key to mastering the look, according to A-list manicurist Tinu Bello?
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Elle was also seen whipping her hands in a circle to the music during the awards ceremony.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This instant camera captures little moments and big occasions on film, which feels a little more special than whipping out an iPhone.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Singing was more fun than decorating cookies.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • On the brothers' website, the two HGTV hosts share more holiday decorating tips for their fans.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In May, law enforcement in Brussels arrested two boys, 14 and 15, in connection with organizing a shooting near an Israeli Embassy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The vividly colored backdrop and stage dissolved to white; pattern, the organizing principle of the bodies and of the world that Abraham had so carefully constructed, was gone.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Others include the cardiac signals that control the beating of your heart, along with other signals that tell your muscles to contract.
    Steve Granick, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Buy So, even with a 53-11 record and Oklahoma City applying regular-season beatings to the rest of the NBA every night, there is still an air of mystery around the Thunder’s championship-level viability.
    Tony Jones, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The inviting ones adorning the tips of the Lina Bo Bardi’s Bola de Latao armchair, and the microscopic ones teasing the bottom of a Josef Hoffman fork.
    Sophie Collé, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
  • His works include a large-scale interpretation of New Zealand's native Weta bug along the first fairway and a series of oversized dragonflies with six-foot wingspans adorning a lake by the sixth fairway.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Automate savings, where possible Automated changes, like increasing workplace 401(k) plan contributions, setting up direct deposits from paychecks into dedicated savings accounts, and arranging for monthly transfers into an IRA and/or 529 college savings accounts all add up quickly, McBride said.
    Cora Lewis and Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Though best known as a guitarist and vocalist, Wayne’s contributions extended to multiple instruments, arranging, and songwriting.
    Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025

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“Trimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimming. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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