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as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
gradually fading in the primaries, the former front-runner watched helplessly as the trimmers rushed to embrace the party's newest rising star
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as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
last year's winner of the tournament unexpectedly got trimmed in the first round, and the trimmer was a young player that no one had ever heard of
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Recent Examples of trimmer
My dad, who was a landscaper and a tree trimmer, usually worked on Saturdays.
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Gwen Rockwood The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024
This versatile electric razor includes a precision trimmer and a close-shave foil head, plus adjustable guards for customized hair lengths.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Hedge trimmer: on sale for $137 Original price: $199.99
Make trimming your hedges easier than ever with a Dewalt hedge trimmer.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Special nail trimmers will help you to keep them trim without cutting the quick, which can be painful.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Gwen Rockwood The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024
This versatile electric razor includes a precision trimmer and a close-shave foil head, plus adjustable guards for customized hair lengths.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Hedge trimmer: on sale for $137 Original price: $199.99
Make trimming your hedges easier than ever with a Dewalt hedge trimmer.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Special nail trimmers will help you to keep them trim without cutting the quick, which can be painful.
—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimmer
Noun
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To longtime observers, however, Fetterman has always been a bit of a chameleon.—
Hanna Trudo,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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For that matter, most critics are aesthetic chameleons.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Edmunds drives, tests and evaluates more than 300 vehicles every year to come up with winners in six distinct categories.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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The young labels showing were all winners of the Next Fashion Designer of Tokyo and Sustainable Fashion Design Award competitions, and the initiative was hosted in partnership with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.—
Alex Wynne,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Romans overthrew Cleopatra and ruled as conquerors, marking an end to history’s longest empire.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Promised Land is a history of Denmark’s Jutland and a conqueror’s dream that comes suspiciously close to advertising Obama’s 2020 memoir, A Promised Land.—
Armond White,
National Review,
17 Jan. 2025
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Apologies go to Zion Williamson’s 360 dunk and Trae Young’s half-court buzzer beater for missing the GIF cut.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Suggs helped Gonzaga advance to the NCAA tournament championship by defeating UCLA with a game-winning buzzer beater in overtime.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Trimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimmer. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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