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Recent Examples of chopped
While the McMullet was already chopped from the menu, not all hope is lost for those wanting to try it.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The tornado scarred tree groves along Switzer Mill Road, with the tops of hundreds of trees chopped.
—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Tyler Fever, who runs the YouTube channel Prop Department, took the already tiny Festiva and chopped it to pieces, ultimately creating a roughly shopping-cart-sized contraption that resembles something out of The Flintstones.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
The whole plants are edible, and the farm also sells the leaves and stems, which can be made into salads or chopped and marinated with soy sauce to become kizami, a condiment.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
This recipe calls for three carrots, peeled and chopped into 1-inch pieces.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Her platinum blonde hair was chopped into a chin-grazing cut that was curled under at the ends to give a voluminous appearance.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Since the vegetables are pre-washed, chopped, and handled more during processing, there is a higher risk of contamination.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026
All types of cabbage contain antioxidant compounds that become active when the vegetable is chopped or chewed.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The tornado scarred tree groves along Switzer Mill Road, with the tops of hundreds of trees chopped.
—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Tyler Fever, who runs the YouTube channel Prop Department, took the already tiny Festiva and chopped it to pieces, ultimately creating a roughly shopping-cart-sized contraption that resembles something out of The Flintstones.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
The whole plants are edible, and the farm also sells the leaves and stems, which can be made into salads or chopped and marinated with soy sauce to become kizami, a condiment.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
This recipe calls for three carrots, peeled and chopped into 1-inch pieces.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Her platinum blonde hair was chopped into a chin-grazing cut that was curled under at the ends to give a voluminous appearance.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Since the vegetables are pre-washed, chopped, and handled more during processing, there is a higher risk of contamination.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026
All types of cabbage contain antioxidant compounds that become active when the vegetable is chopped or chewed.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopped
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Ein Samia and Bardala, West Bank — When the masked men sliced through the metal fence of the water-pumping station on a dark February evening and ran toward the squat building, the four workers inside panicked.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cut from the trompo, the marinated pork shoulder is sliced onto a corn tortilla, then topped with onions, cilantro and roasted pineapple.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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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
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Try Audible for free Hands caked with mud, fingertips diced by a thousand tiny cuts, and my wheels were spinning again.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Yes, people still get ripped out of a hole in the fuselage like always, but not until after they’ve been obliterated by flying snack carts and diced apart by shards of broken glass.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 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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Cream cheese, vanilla bean paste, and grated orange zest come together to create this melt-in-your-mouth confection.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Chopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopped. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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