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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
Gadgets are much appreciated for this dad, including tongs, spatulas, choppers, and cleaning tools that are friendly to the griddle surface, along with dome covers for melting cheeses, burger presses, and squeeze bottles for theatre.
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Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Not even the pork choppers were as arrogant and scornful of voting rights as the current mob.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The report found that the choppers spend less than half of their flight time responding to violent crimes — findings that the department disputed in its own report.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
In this role, attack choppers could be modified to highly maneuverable launch platforms for loitering munitions.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
But even painstaking security measures didn’t stop choppers from flying over the wedding site.
—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
Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Not even the pork choppers were as arrogant and scornful of voting rights as the current mob.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The report found that the choppers spend less than half of their flight time responding to violent crimes — findings that the department disputed in its own report.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
In this role, attack choppers could be modified to highly maneuverable launch platforms for loitering munitions.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
But even painstaking security measures didn’t stop choppers from flying over the wedding site.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choppers
helicopters
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Its disaster response fleet includes boats, barges and helicopters that can transport team members and equipment through hard-to-reach areas including swamps and mountains after a disaster, according to Shannon Browning, the associate director of AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery team.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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Video taken at the scene showed helicopters flying low, with troops rappelling onto the roof.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Choppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choppers. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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