trumps

/ trʌmps /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) cards any one of the four suits, decided by cutting or bidding, that outranks all the other suits for the duration of a deal or game

2. (of a person) to bring about a happy or successful conclusion (to an event, problem, etc), esp unexpectedly

Example Sentences

If the beneficiaries named on an account are not the same as those named in the will, the former trumps the latter.

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"The vast majority of tumor mortality is still due to metastases, and it almost trumps us working in difficult-to-reach cancers, such as melanoma and pancreatic cancer."

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Then why is his state arguing in court that progressive climate orthodoxy trumps free speech?

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One double Grand Slam winner said the series triumph trumps everything he has achieved in his career.

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In progressive spaces, too, ideological purity often trumps complexity.

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Related Words

• outdo 
• overtake