as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a sharp chop to his opponent's neck
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Recent Examples of chop
Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The top streamer surprised supporters with an appearance from legendary hitmaker Mariah Carey as the two spent a fun evening chopping it up and entertaining his viewers together.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Anine Bing poured a lot of herself — her lifelong love of frame bags, her past as a model, and her musical chops — into her latest product volley.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Nuts often pair well with vegetables when sautéed, chopped in salads, or cooked with squash or sweet potatoes.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The top streamer surprised supporters with an appearance from legendary hitmaker Mariah Carey as the two spent a fun evening chopping it up and entertaining his viewers together.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Morgan Stanley says the stock is undervalued and has the chops to outperform in the months ahead.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Anine Bing poured a lot of herself — her lifelong love of frame bags, her past as a model, and her musical chops — into her latest product volley.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chop
Verb
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Shoppers recommend slicing it before freezing so individual portions are ready to grab whenever a craving hits.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its beauty lies in low-slung pastel buildings, pine forests edging the city, and ferries slicing through the Baltic toward fortress islands like Suomenlinna—while locals linger in cafés over cardamom buns or get cozy in harborside saunas.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Then Butker missed the extra point — a deflating moment and a blow to what had been growing momentum.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The hammer blow was last week's dismissal by the Constitutional Court of Thaksin's daughter and protege Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the sixth prime minister from or backed by the Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More Mitchell Leff/Getty Images There was a lot of speculation about how Rodgers would be received by his former teammates, especially when a few of them didn't mince words about him leading up to the game.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Asked at the time by The Athletic to explain the decision to leave Enciso out, Hurzeler did not mince his words.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Touted as the second-highest fine ever levied by the board, many observers struggled to view it as anything but the gentlest of wrist slaps.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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His attorney said the slap happened after he had already been hit several times and claimed that, in total, Tchervinski was hit in the head 28 times during the attack.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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George Karlaftis, Charles Omenihu and Mike Danna all had quiet games, which put extra strain on a secondary that Herbert diced up most of the night.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Reduce your time cutting and dicing veggies for dinner, and use this nifty vegetable chopper with over 88,000 five-star ratings instead.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And the thump, thump, thumping of her brother’s hands pounding a heavy bag.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Collins brings some thump to the four spot at no cost after next season.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Even the normally surefire element of a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, with its blasts of dissonance pumping up the squirm factor, adds to the heavy-going effect of a movie that seems to go out of its way to be grating.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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But watching their unfinished work sit among the swells is grating, Crowley said.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Budgets are out of whack, and there’s a suspicion that maybe some employees are burying personal expenses under business expenses.—
Igor Fedulov,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Identities are swapped, bodies are dropped and everything seems out of whack.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Chop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chop. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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