trimming
Americannoun
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trimmings
plural
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anything used or serving to decorate or complete.
the trimmings of a Christmas tree.
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Usually trimmings an accompaniment or garnish to a main dish.
roast turkey with all the trimmings.
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trimmings, pieces cut off in trimming, clipping, paring, or pruning.
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the act of a person or thing that trims.
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Informal. a beating or thrashing.
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Informal. a defeat.
Our team took quite a trimming.
noun
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an extra piece used to decorate or complete
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(plural) usual or traditional accompaniments
roast turkey with all the trimmings
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(plural) parts that are cut off
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dialect (plural) ornaments; decorations
Christmas trimmings
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informal a reproof, beating, or defeat
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The move comes as other Medicare Advantage providers are curtailing markets and trimming benefits to offset rising costs in the health-insurance market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Berenberg cuts its recommendation on Novo Nordisk’s stock to hold from buy, trimming its target price to 305 Danish kroner from 325 kroner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
He said the hospital is “trying to turn it around from all the levers possible,” such as renegotiating contracts with insurers, trimming costs and advocating for more government funding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Part of what we’re seeing today is probably traders trimming ahead of results rather than waiting to find out," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
An absolutely revolting clump of dark hair that probably means Camille was trimming her bangs again.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
This is what some of Friday’s release is made of — all the trimmings, tidbits and overstock that would otherwise end up in landfills or on the factory floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
And yes, despite your editor’s constant trimmings, you’ll still kick off emphatic sentences with “Yes” more than 50 times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
For income investors with a value bent, those six have the ingredients of a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
We pickle a lot of the veggies during the season and start vinegars with trimmings.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2024
Mutti hands Helmuth a five Pfennig coin and tells him to buy a bag of apple-cake trimmings from Herr Kaltenbach.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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