chopping block
noun
1
: a wooden block on which material (such as meat, wood, or vegetables) is cut, split, or diced
2
: a situation in which someone or something is threatened with elimination
government programs on the chopping block
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Although several early romances blossom, some misguided flubs send four sexy singles to the chopping block.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
American universities themselves feel on a chopping block.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Keanu Soto was put on the Big Brother chopping block eight different times this season, and the eighth time was the final time as Keanu was finally evicted from the house on day 77 of the game.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
That chopping block includes planetary defense missions such as OSIRIS-APEX, heliophysics research, major Earth science and climate missions and major cuts to workforce at NASA centers like Armstrong, Marshall, and Goddard.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
American universities themselves feel on a chopping block.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Keanu Soto was put on the Big Brother chopping block eight different times this season, and the eighth time was the final time as Keanu was finally evicted from the house on day 77 of the game.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
That chopping block includes planetary defense missions such as OSIRIS-APEX, heliophysics research, major Earth science and climate missions and major cuts to workforce at NASA centers like Armstrong, Marshall, and Goddard.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Chopping block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chopping%20block. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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