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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
These choppers fit together like puzzle pieces, allowing the animal to grind up tough, fibrous plants.
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Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The new Constitution also meant that the Legislature would never again be able to block constitutional reforms as the pork choppers had.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
The rest of me is bundled into an expedition puffy and down snow pants, a pair of choppers that reach my elbows, a buff, fleece hat, and boots designed for the Arctic.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
One of the choppers was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
After midnight on September 30th, helicopters hovered above a large Chicago apartment building, and heavily armored agents rappelled from the choppers onto the roof.
—Veralyn Williams, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Levine Cava bristled, saying the only money left to fund the choppers would be the county’s emergency fund — dollars reserved for hurricanes or other calamities.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Consider splurging on helpful tools like vegetable choppers, air fryers, and new cookware to make cooking feel less like a chore.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The new Constitution also meant that the Legislature would never again be able to block constitutional reforms as the pork choppers had.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
The rest of me is bundled into an expedition puffy and down snow pants, a pair of choppers that reach my elbows, a buff, fleece hat, and boots designed for the Arctic.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
One of the choppers was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
After midnight on September 30th, helicopters hovered above a large Chicago apartment building, and heavily armored agents rappelled from the choppers onto the roof.
—Veralyn Williams, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Levine Cava bristled, saying the only money left to fund the choppers would be the county’s emergency fund — dollars reserved for hurricanes or other calamities.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Consider splurging on helpful tools like vegetable choppers, air fryers, and new cookware to make cooking feel less like a chore.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choppers
helicopters
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Multiple and detailed reports in independent Myanmar media said on Wednesday that Bo Nagar and several of his family members were airlifted by army helicopters from his stronghold in central Sagaing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The relentless din of hovering military helicopters has yet to invade my dreams.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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