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Recent Examples of chopped
The long hair of their youth is now gone, chopped away.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Daka said the chicken is cooked and, as it is cooked, it's chopped — almost shredded — and seasoned.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
In a smaller bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1 Tbsp chopped crystallized ginger, 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger, and 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Long nozzles shoot out fiberglass, which is then chopped into one-inch pieces; following behind the person wielding the nozzle is someone else with a tool that looks like a paint roller, which blends the resin and fiberglass expertly to remove any surface disruptions.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Her hair was in places chopped short.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
The sight of fruit being peeled and veggies being cleaned and chopped was mouthwatering.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The tech industry chopped a net total of 1,000 jobs in the San Francisco-San Mateo region, 800 in the South Bay, and 600 in the East Bay last month, the Beacon estimates show.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Mookie Betts chopped a grounder to charging shortstop Willy Adames, who threw home in time to get Rortvedt, but Bailey was unable to secure the ball before swiping his tag on Rortvedt, who scored on the miscue for a 1-0 lead.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Daka said the chicken is cooked and, as it is cooked, it's chopped — almost shredded — and seasoned.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
In a smaller bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1 Tbsp chopped crystallized ginger, 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger, and 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Long nozzles shoot out fiberglass, which is then chopped into one-inch pieces; following behind the person wielding the nozzle is someone else with a tool that looks like a paint roller, which blends the resin and fiberglass expertly to remove any surface disruptions.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Her hair was in places chopped short.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
The sight of fruit being peeled and veggies being cleaned and chopped was mouthwatering.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The tech industry chopped a net total of 1,000 jobs in the San Francisco-San Mateo region, 800 in the South Bay, and 600 in the East Bay last month, the Beacon estimates show.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Mookie Betts chopped a grounder to charging shortstop Willy Adames, who threw home in time to get Rortvedt, but Bailey was unable to secure the ball before swiping his tag on Rortvedt, who scored on the miscue for a 1-0 lead.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopped
Verb
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Rather than simply folding them in whole or sliced in half, Kardea recommends roasting red grapes.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sogard sliced a base hit to center and took advantage of Judge’s arm, speeding to second on what should have been a single.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chickpeas are added to Sloppy Joes, for example, for extra protein, and squash is finely minced and added to funeral potatoes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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No doubt many of your colleagues had their jobs indiscriminately minced by the same whizzing DOGE machine that gifted you this painless early retirement.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fans say Catalano’s pan sauce method also works well with pomegranate seeds and pitted and diced peaches.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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To do this, the wafers are first diced into chips.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sprinkle finely grated semisweet chocolate evenly over top of cake.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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In a smaller bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1 Tbsp chopped crystallized ginger, 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger, and 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Chopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopped. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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