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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
trim . - adjective that has been trimmed
- adjective furnished with
trimmings
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective made neat and tidy by trimming
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Examples
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Added bonus is the bits of chocolate, colored white chocolates, sugars and other decorating stuff that gets trimmed from the truffles.
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In this tight film, there is little fat that could have been trimmed from the running time.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2009
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There is a lot that can be trimmed from the standard Ubuntu installation, without affecting the use of the operating system too much.
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At least 36 states enacted or proposed education cuts because they faced massive, "devastating" budget deficits in this recession, says a report last year by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a non-profit research group in Washington, D.C. In Arizona, for example, about $232 million was trimmed from the university system in fiscal 2009 and 2010, according to the Arizona Board of Regents.
Best Value Colleges: Can getting a degree be affordable? 2010
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The IMF's estimate was trimmed from a previous 1.8% because Japan is still struggling to emerge from nearly two decades of anemic growth.
World Watch 2010
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Also, any frayed strings of kevlar should be trimmed from the wicks.
Hooping.org | Blog | Fire Up! Fire Hooping With Kahunahula 2009
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Added bonus is the bits of chocolate, colored white chocolates, sugars and other decorating stuff that gets trimmed from the truffles.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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I was a little disappointed that the cut we saw last night was trimmed from the original 125 minutes, down to 96 minutes.
"Pull something good from the ashes..." greygirlbeast 2009
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The trade paperback contains all of the fiction in the hardcover limited edition, while the teleplays and non-fiction have been trimmed from the new edition.
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The win trimmed Arizona's lead in the NL West to one game.
USATODAY.com 2008
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