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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumping
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Over the past five years, a series of devastating hurricanes, wildfires and floods have caused insurers in disaster-prone states like Florida and California to either go bust or cut coverage in the most vulnerable areas, in an attempt to avoid climbing costs potentially outweighing profits.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025 -
In fact Galateia finished tied on points with the Farr 100 Leopard 3, whose win in the sixth and final race was not enough to clinch the title, with victory coming down to countback and Galateia’s two race wins outweighing Leopard 3’s single bullet.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The focus is on a few high-drama weeks that now fuel an overwhelming demand for a narrow time window of July and August, while overshadowing the quieter, equally remarkable movements that happen year-round across the Serengeti and Maasai Mara ecosystems.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The wider narrative was crucial too — Mbappe was overshadowing his then Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Lionel Messi in possibly the latter’s last game at a World Cup.—
Max Mathews,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Chargers got off to a hot start to the season in year two under Jim Harbaugh by defeating the Chiefs 27-21 in the NFL season opener.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jovic lifted the trophy by defeating Colombia’s Emiliana Arango 6-4, 6-1 in Sunday’s final of the WTA 500 tournament in Zapopan, Mexico.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The movie adaptation is also rife with metaphors about boys becoming men and overcoming life-or-death circumstances to make it out the other side.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But in reality, deepfakes are getting better and the threat industry has many years of experience in honing lures to trick people, playing on emotions and overcoming natural suspicions and objections.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Besides leveraging its real estate, some investors have been pressing the company to consider spinning off Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s iconic luxury fleet, and its Bluemercury cosmetics chain, both of which have been outperforming.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Minnesota congresswoman was re-elected to her fourth term by a double-digit margin last November, scoring her biggest victory yet and outperforming Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket.—
Charlotte Alter,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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The drone also features a new 48-mm Med-Tele mode, which is a zoom feature besting what was previously available in the DJI's Mini Pro line.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series went to Adam Randall for Slow Horses, besting episodes of Severance, The Pitt, Andor and The White Lotus.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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After an uninspiring 10-9 win over Kennesaw State, Wake Forest bounced back in a big way, trouncing Western Carolina 42-10.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took a victory lap Wednesday after trouncing Josh Kraft by a 48-point margin in the preliminary election, saying that her sweep of every ward was indicative of voters feeling the city is moving in the right direction.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images Jerry Jones continues to play the role of overbearing hard-liner with Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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And Tess is now a podcast host and overbearing grandmother.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Trumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumping. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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