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Recent Examples of chopped
Right now, Amazon chopped $300 off the Omen’s usual $2,199 list price to send it under $1,900.
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026
But her mother, who found it unseemly for a little girl to be swinging such a thing about, chopped it off one night while my mother was asleep.
—Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Cruz chopped her signature long dark brown into a voluminous lob at the Chanel Haute Couture show at Paris Fashion Week on January 27.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 June 2026
Yamamoto threw a slider that Meidroth reached out and chopped toward Betts.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 June 2026
With the infield pulled in, Hall chopped the ball over first base for a two-run lead.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
Blending dry roasted peanuts with layers of caramel, nougat, and peanut cheesecake on top of a thin layer of chocolate and shortbread cookie crust, this delectable 3-inch square is topped off with a milk chocolate drizzle and chopped Snickers pieces.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
But as the city’s wealthiest residents migrated uptown, by way of Fifth Avenue, old homes on the Row were chopped into apartments.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 June 2026
Add 1 white or yellow onion, finely chopped, 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped, a large pinch of kosher salt, and a large pinch of freshly ground pepper and cook, stirring often, until onion is softened and translucent, 8–10 minutes.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026
K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026
But her mother, who found it unseemly for a little girl to be swinging such a thing about, chopped it off one night while my mother was asleep.
—Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Cruz chopped her signature long dark brown into a voluminous lob at the Chanel Haute Couture show at Paris Fashion Week on January 27.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 June 2026
Yamamoto threw a slider that Meidroth reached out and chopped toward Betts.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 June 2026
With the infield pulled in, Hall chopped the ball over first base for a two-run lead.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
Blending dry roasted peanuts with layers of caramel, nougat, and peanut cheesecake on top of a thin layer of chocolate and shortbread cookie crust, this delectable 3-inch square is topped off with a milk chocolate drizzle and chopped Snickers pieces.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
But as the city’s wealthiest residents migrated uptown, by way of Fifth Avenue, old homes on the Row were chopped into apartments.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 June 2026
Add 1 white or yellow onion, finely chopped, 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped, a large pinch of kosher salt, and a large pinch of freshly ground pepper and cook, stirring often, until onion is softened and translucent, 8–10 minutes.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopped
Verb
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As lasers sliced through smoke billowing from the stage, frontman Tyrone Lindqvist's silky falsetto floated over a sea of festivalgoers stretching far, far, far beyond the soundboard.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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De Los Santos’ changeup sliced toward the bottom left of the zone, and Jensen met it with a three-run double to right to put Kansas City ahead 7-5.—
Latif Love
June 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
Verb
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In a large bowl or resealable bag, mix together ¼ cup shiro (white) miso, ¼ cup creamy peanut butter, ¼ cup shoyu (soy sauce), ¼ cup packed light brown sugar, ¼ cup beer, any kind, 3 cloves garlic, minced or grated, and 2 tsp.—
Sheldon Simeon,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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The German served up wiener schnitzel the following year, while in 1988 Scotland’s Sandy Lyle laid on some haggis – sheep’s offal minced, spiced and served in its stomach, and plated up to the sound of bagpipes.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fritas are pancaked on the plancha with cumin and paprika, sprinkled with tiny potato strings and diced onions on a Cuban roll.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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Don’t be surprised if that gets sliced and diced too.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Parmesan, finely grated (about 1 cup), ¼ cup torn basil leaves, 2 Tbsp.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2026
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In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
21 May 2026
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“Chopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopped. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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