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trimmer

[trim-er] / ˈtrɪm ər /


NOUN
opportunist
Synonyms


NOUN
scissors
Synonyms


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Men with enormous beards that have never known the touch of a trimmer.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2024

Then use a hand pruner for small jobs or a string trimmer or hedge clipper for larger plantings.

From Seattle Times Apr. 1, 2024

I had seen him earlier walking around the backyard wielding a weed wacker, which turned out to need a new spool of trimmer string.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

But this week critics accused Mr Hennessy of making the 77-year-old in the Miami courtroom look far younger and trimmer than he really is.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2023

He was wearing the same kind of uniform as the first guy but was ten or fifteen years older and a whole lot trimmer.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Tree trimmers for DTE Energy have been driving around cutting limbs that appear to be closing in on power lines as part of a long-term effort to reduce outages.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

He encouraged residents to make their homes as fire-resistant as possible, getting out the weed trimmers, clearing roofs of leaves and digging under decks for dead vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2025

For example, at Share Bristol - A Library of Things, instead of borrowing books you can borrow sanders, hedge trimmers and popcorn makers amongst other items you're unlikely to use everyday.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2024

But purveyors of men’s shaving and personal grooming equipment are not hurting—market analysis from June 2022 indicates that instead of razors, men are now instead investing more in electric trimmers.

From National Geographic Nov. 7, 2023

Nail files, hedge trimmers, and homemade flamethrowers were more his speed.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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