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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 choppers
But even painstaking security measures didn’t stop choppers from flying over the wedding site.
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
Below in the courtyard where the big choppers had been loading, the headlights from the cars and trucks surrounding the parking lot were still on to light the way for the choppers.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Slow choppers and things like that.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
As for the smart fridges, rice makers, electric choppers and single-use juicers?
—Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Simplify your cooking time with milk frother wands, miniature bag sealers, vegetable choppers, collapsible drying racks, and more.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
For a couple of years in the late 1970s, Harley-Davidson made a café racer called the XLCR, which featured singular styling quite unlike the company's hefty choppers.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
The 24-year-old traded two of his choppers for Olympic glory, and in so doing forever cemented himself in American hockey lore.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2026
These choppers fit together like puzzle pieces, allowing the animal to grind up tough, fibrous plants.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
Below in the courtyard where the big choppers had been loading, the headlights from the cars and trucks surrounding the parking lot were still on to light the way for the choppers.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Slow choppers and things like that.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
As for the smart fridges, rice makers, electric choppers and single-use juicers?
—Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Simplify your cooking time with milk frother wands, miniature bag sealers, vegetable choppers, collapsible drying racks, and more.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
For a couple of years in the late 1970s, Harley-Davidson made a café racer called the XLCR, which featured singular styling quite unlike the company's hefty choppers.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
The 24-year-old traded two of his choppers for Olympic glory, and in so doing forever cemented himself in American hockey lore.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2026
These choppers fit together like puzzle pieces, allowing the animal to grind up tough, fibrous plants.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choppers
helicopters
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The deal also expands surveillance capabilities through drones, helicopters and electronic monitoring, to better prevent crossing attempts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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For Apocalypse Now, Tavoularis went in search for helicopters and a river.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Choppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choppers. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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