trumped

verb

Definition of trumpednext
past tense of trump
as in outweighed

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  1. outweighed
  2. overshadowed
  3. outperformed
  4. trounced
Verb
  • The stop texting story even outweighed the Chinese hacking story that led to the FBI warning in the first place.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In the ruling, the three-judge panel found that national security risks outweighed the argument put forth by TikTok and ByteDance that the law violates the First Amendment rights of millions of the video app’s users.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of outweighed
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  • The stock sank, and an earnings call that should have been about bouncing back from a rough quarter was instead overshadowed by a health crisis that is costing McDonald’s $100 million in marketing and help for franchisees who lost business during the outbreak.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, these sponsorship ties are overshadowed by the pressing need for competitive results.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of overshadowed
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  • Oracle has outperformed this year as investors bet on infrastructure cloud players to benefit as companies hunt for strong computing to power data-hungry AI workloads.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The growth factor and small caps outperformed the value factor and large caps.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of outperformed
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  • The longtime Club stock has trounced the market this year, advancing around 50%.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For the 82-year-old owner and the now 3-7 Cowboys — who were smothered by the Texans’ defense and trounced to the tune of 34-10 — the defeat comes amid a frustrating season which includes the loss of quarterback Dak Prescott, who had season-ending surgery on his hamstring.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of trounced
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