trim
Example Sentences
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While companies didn’t resort to full-scale layoffs, many did trim head count, especially later in the year.
The joke is on us, of course, and especially me, who lost out on at least an hour of extra REM and now has to find a cranky cat and trim her claws.
To cope with higher costs, whether for tariffs, energy, taxes, or health insurance, a business owner looks at all options, which may mean trimming head count instead of raising prices.
His red coat with black trim, red waistcoat with hand-stitched buttonholes and gold regimental buttons, and white breeches “represent the only complete uniform of the Revolutionary war.”
Joshua eventually made a swift in-and-out appearance about an hour after Paul weighed in, looking trim and in shape.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
