Thesaurus results for CHOPPED

chopped

verb

past tense of chop

as in sliced

to cut into small pieces chop the onions before adding them to the pot

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Recent Examples of chopped Back in, Aldis tried the Cloverleaf again, but Gunther blocked it and chopped him down. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Eggplant Parmesan FAQs Cook 1 medium onion, finely chopped, ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, and ½ tsp Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. — Rachel Dolfi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 July 2026 Pulse until nuts are chopped (some pieces will be fairly large, others ground into a powder). — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 July 2026 Begin by mashing the garlic and a bit of salt with the flat side of a chef’s knife, then work in the basil in handfuls until finely chopped. — Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026 In TikTok videos shared ahead of her tour, West chopped her neon blue strands in a shoulder-grazing bob with bold blunt bangs. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 July 2026 Andy Pages chopped a slow bouncer up the middle, and Turner charged. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Berube says Democrats chopped the legs out from under someone who had brought people back into politics. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 14 July 2026 Jean shorts had a yellowish antique tint and were chopped and frayed. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopped

Verb

Cut them into squares and top with a cream cheese filling spiked with almond extract, then sliced fresh apricots.

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
The pandemic, after all, sliced history definitively into an unknowing before, an interminable during, and a maybe-one-day after.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of sliced

Verb

Parmesan, finely grated (about ½ cup), tossing constantly until melted into sauce and adding more pasta cooking liquid a couple of tablespoonfuls at a time to loosen sauce if needed.

— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026
The cobs are grated by hand on a box grater, before the grated kernels are folded into a batter of buttermilk, egg, flour, salt, and leavener.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 30 July 2026