as in to outweigh
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Recent Examples of trump
But Cold War considerations trumped all for Carter, and instead of working on a peace deal, the Soviets joined with the Arabs to oppose the Egyptian-Israeli peace.
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Benjamin V. Allison / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Tenders — because of their size and meatiness — will always trump nuggets as the better boneless chicken.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
And then, Dhruv Khullar on the year in which profits trumped people in the health-care industry.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Instead, he and Steichen were backed by the one person whose voice trumps everyone else’s.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Benjamin V. Allison / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Tenders — because of their size and meatiness — will always trump nuggets as the better boneless chicken.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
And then, Dhruv Khullar on the year in which profits trumped people in the health-care industry.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Instead, he and Steichen were backed by the one person whose voice trumps everyone else’s.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trump
Verb
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Its benefits outweigh risk, including to youth, per the FDA.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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While the policy shift has drawn criticism from police watchdogs who say the risks outweigh the potential upsides, the NYPD insists high-speed chases are sometimes necessary.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The King of Pop’s entire catalog, including all his albums with the Jackson 5 and the Jacksons Written by Al Shipley | The sheer scale of Michael Jackson’s fame can sometimes overshadow the music itself.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
16 Jan. 2025
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Like many Trek series, Star Trek: Voyager had a rocky beginning, and it was often overshadowed by the excellent Deep Space Nine.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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In a nearly a three-hour match Friday in Melbourne, Vekić defeated No. 12 seed Diana Shnaider 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 7-5 to advance to the round of 16.—
Jill Martin,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the white population usually defeats the preferred candidate of Black voters.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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Drones outperform dogs for hazing bears: A comparison of carnivore aversive conditioning tools.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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OpenAI claims Operator outperforms similar tools from Anthropic and Google DeepMind, leveraging the visual skills of the GPT-4o model to navigate web environments effectively.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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Both quarterbacks, roommates at the Manning Passing Academy, overcame difficult, and certainly shocking, defeats on their way to leading Ohio State and Notre Dame, respectively, to Monday’s CFP national championship game in Atlanta.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Lunar Owls overcame a six-point deficit and ended up winning the league’s first game 84-80 after Diggins-Smith hit a game-ending 3-pointer.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Philadelphia emcee responded with a story, explaining what happened after Drizzy bested him in their bout, insisting that the label told him not to release new music.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Jefferson and his putative running mate, Aaron Burr, each bested their Federalist rivals, Adams and his vice presidential pick, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, but Jefferson and Burr were tied in electoral votes.—
Karin Wulf / Made by History,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Trump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trump. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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