as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone
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Recent Examples of chopper
Matthews hurried off the mound toward the chopper Freddy Fermin sent to the third base side of the mound but could never grip the ball.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Reduce your time cutting and dicing veggies for dinner, and use this nifty vegetable chopper with over 88,000 five-star ratings instead.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
The chopper was being operated by Northumbria Helicopters, the Associated Press reported.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
With the score tied, 4-4, Caballero led off the ninth against reliever JoJo Romero with a high chopper to second baseman Thomas Saggese.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Reduce your time cutting and dicing veggies for dinner, and use this nifty vegetable chopper with over 88,000 five-star ratings instead.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
The chopper was being operated by Northumbria Helicopters, the Associated Press reported.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
With the score tied, 4-4, Caballero led off the ninth against reliever JoJo Romero with a high chopper to second baseman Thomas Saggese.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopper
helicopter
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The whole family can climb sand dunes, stargaze, fly in hot air balloons, and take helicopter trips to the dramatic Skeleton Coast.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Firefighting efforts include 155 engines, 34 water tenders, two helicopters, 21 dozers and 55 hand crews.—
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Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopper. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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