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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

  • Added bonus is the bits of chocolate, colored white chocolates, sugars and other decorating stuff that gets trimmed from the truffles.

    Tempering, Dipping, Trimming, 2009

  • 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

  • There is a lot that can be trimmed from the standard Ubuntu installation, without affecting the use of the operating system too much.

    State of the Bloat « Inane Bits 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • Also, any frayed strings of kevlar should be trimmed from the wicks.

    Hooping.org | Blog | Fire Up! Fire Hooping With Kahunahula 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    Subterranean Press » 2008 » March 2008

  • The win trimmed Arizona's lead in the NL West to one game.

    USATODAY.com 2008

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