trim down

phrasal verb

trimmed down; trimming down; trims down

: to become thinner : to lose weight

He trimmed down over the summer.

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When the time comes to apply, all of the information needed is written down, and the applicant can simply trim down the elements that aren’t a great match for that specific role and make other minor tweaks. —

Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 Should the administration succeed in its attempt to trim down the workforce at the federal government—the nation's largest employer—this could also weigh on future job statistics. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 Unlike last year’s M16 R2, which trimmed down the protruding butt found on many Alienware laptops, the Area-51 has a full-on dump truck for a rear. —

Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025 Some edits and modifications were implemented with the goal of polishing Shakespeare’s language to fit more contemporary voices, trimming down lengthy plots, and adapting 16th-century plays to 17th-century London’s smaller theaters. —

Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trim down