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Recent Examples of lop
And at its climax, the Grabber, the franchise killer played by Ethan Hawke, gracefully stalks his victims on ice skates, ready to lop some heads with an axe.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
The Le Mans-winning car is known as the Ford GT40, which the car maker intended to use as the name of the Ford GT as well before rights issues forced the automaker to lop off the number.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Blades lop off body parts, while blunt force trauma breaks bones and bashes indentations in soft flesh.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The seemingly ever-present A-lister has graced magazine covers for three decades, her haircut spurring thousands of women to lop off their long locks in the '90s.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
The Le Mans-winning car is known as the Ford GT40, which the car maker intended to use as the name of the Ford GT as well before rights issues forced the automaker to lop off the number.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Blades lop off body parts, while blunt force trauma breaks bones and bashes indentations in soft flesh.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The seemingly ever-present A-lister has graced magazine covers for three decades, her haircut spurring thousands of women to lop off their long locks in the '90s.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lop
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To give it a little boost and your yard some extra shade, try planting a row of fast-growing hedges and pruning them under the fence line.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
13 May 2026
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Once the tiny, blue, lavender, or white flowers have faded, prune the plant severely to encourage dense foliage growth.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Intel was up more than 6% and Qualcomm was up more than 12% before both stocks pared initial gains.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Smaller parades are held elsewhere across the country, but this time many of them have also been pared down or even canceled altogether for security reasons.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Brian Kemp signs 34 bills, trimming his backlog with days left to act on this year’s legislation.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
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Ridestore subjects materials to failure testing during both development and production, evaluating bond strength in laminated membranes, water-repellency performance and trim durability before materials move into manufacturing.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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Common Brandy Melville clothing items include spaghetti strap tank tops, cropped T-shirts and short, flowy dresses.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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What's often cropped out are the crowds and long lines – the frustrations that can come with vacationing today, or living in a vacation destination.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The attack was limited by the fact that the revolver only held 5 bullets and had to be reloaded one bullet at a time, as opposed to assault rifles that often have large detachable magazines that can be clipped in and out rapidly.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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The lab didn't take DNA samples from each fish, which can be done by clipping off a tiny bit of one fin.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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Cooper immediately passed ahead to Croix Bethune, who cut back in the box to avoid Chicago’s Kathrin Hendrich but didn’t see a second defender, Sam Staab, chasing from behind.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Regular exercise also caused smokers to cut back by an average of two cigarettes per day.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Hackers claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach A hacking group called ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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The military sentenced soldiers who participated in hacking down the crucifix to time in military prison.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The centerpiece of this mission will test the ability of the Artemis III astronauts—who have not yet been named, but could be within the coming months—to fly Orion to one or both of the lunar landers and then dock with the lander.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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The complex process requires two Starships equipped with docking adapters to meet in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Lop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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