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Recent Examples of chopped
Add 2 medium yellow onions, finely chopped, and 1 medium red bell pepper, ribs and seeds removed, finely chopped, and cook, stirring often with a heatproof rubber spatula or wooden spoon, until vegetables are very soft and deep golden and bottom of pot is starting to brown in spots, 10–15 minutes.
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Add more or less chopped jalapeños depending on your heat preferences.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
They should be chopped into small pieces or pressed for their essential oils.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Officials say someone chopped the blooms in Big Sur’s beloved Calla Lily Valley.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
The ground beef was chopped fine on the grill and folded together with sweet, softened onions and perfectly melted American cheese, all tucked into a soft roll with crisp lettuce and tomato for balance.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, supporters in the kitchen, including me, chopped, diced, cleaned, organized, and kept everything running smoothly to feed the community.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Place onion in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped and juicy.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
But two weeks later, appearing before the Legislature, the deficit had almost been chopped in half, to $7 billion, which Mamdani still blamed on Adams and Cuomo.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Add more or less chopped jalapeños depending on your heat preferences.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
They should be chopped into small pieces or pressed for their essential oils.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Officials say someone chopped the blooms in Big Sur’s beloved Calla Lily Valley.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
The ground beef was chopped fine on the grill and folded together with sweet, softened onions and perfectly melted American cheese, all tucked into a soft roll with crisp lettuce and tomato for balance.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, supporters in the kitchen, including me, chopped, diced, cleaned, organized, and kept everything running smoothly to feed the community.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Place onion in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped and juicy.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
But two weeks later, appearing before the Legislature, the deficit had almost been chopped in half, to $7 billion, which Mamdani still blamed on Adams and Cuomo.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopped
Verb
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Which candidates will drop out before the votes are cast, and how will that affect how the voting pie is sliced up in the end?—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Cheese quesadillas are sliced into inch-long planks, crusts are trimmed off sandwiches to stave off a potential meltdown, and even grapes are halved.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Holland had cooked the vegetarian and chicken fillings for the dumplings, minced almost to a paste, three nights earlier, and purchased enough dumpling wrapper packs from the grocery store to make 500 in total.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Morgan hasn’t minced words when discussing his desire to add a younger QB behind Young.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, supporters in the kitchen, including me, chopped, diced, cleaned, organized, and kept everything running smoothly to feed the community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, add 1 large yellow onion, small diced, 3 celery stalks, small diced, 1 small fennel bulb, cored and small diced, and 5 garlic cloves, minced, to the pot with the chicken drippings.—
Hailee Catalano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Use vegetables not for bulk but as bold flavor flourishes—grated, blitzed, or shaved—to finish off a dish.—
Chadwick Boyd,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Feb. 2026
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The cloud of cream cheese over the top is light as air, weighed down with a heap of Parmesan cheese grated so finely the curls disappear on your tongue.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Chopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopped. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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