as in trim
being clean and in good order
to the office she wears trig two-piece suits that are fashionable but still businesslike
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Recent Examples of trig
If your trig is hazy, just remember that all trig functions tell us about the ratio of sides for right triangles.
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
Any student who is not interested in seeing a drag queen, or whose parents forbid them from seeing one, or who believes Lady Gaga songs are played out, or has too much trig to make up, can skip the event.
—Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
By using the Law of Sines, and avoiding the Pythagorean theorem’s trig identity (sin²α + cos²α = 1), Johnson and Jackson successfully proved the theorem without resorting to circular reasoning.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
The oldest way is to just look them up in a trig table.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 Mar. 2022
Rhett Allain, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
Any student who is not interested in seeing a drag queen, or whose parents forbid them from seeing one, or who believes Lady Gaga songs are played out, or has too much trig to make up, can skip the event.
—Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
By using the Law of Sines, and avoiding the Pythagorean theorem’s trig identity (sin²α + cos²α = 1), Johnson and Jackson successfully proved the theorem without resorting to circular reasoning.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
The oldest way is to just look them up in a trig table.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trig
Adjective
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While exterior touches are scarce, the grille, lighting, headlight trim, and exterior handles all nicely complement the sleek body without impeding it.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Back in March, the electric car brand and NHTSA recalled over 46,000 Cybertrucks due to a reported risk of a trim panel detaching.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Below, shop 12 space-saving storage solutions that keep pots and pans, water bottles, snacks, and more tidy, including deals up to 61 percent off.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Keep tidy Dressing sharply doesn’t have to be expensive, says Post Senning, as long as your attire fits your office environment and your body.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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Front Runner has a deep, long-running catalog of overland products, but possibly its most visible and ubiquitous is its lineup of square Wolf Pack Pro boxes that stack and secure together to make dry storage as neat, secure and space-efficient as possible.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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Beating the best that Europe had to offer in the Champions League was a neat riposte.—
Phil Hay
June 2,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Trig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trig. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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