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Recent Examples of chopping
The chart spent most of the past year going nowhere, chopping in a wide range between $67 and $95 while the 50-day and 200-day converged.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 4 May 2026
The gyuto was born when Western culinary influences became de rigeur, and chefs needed a more versatile blade shape, adept at push cuts and pull-through slicing, with a slight curve that allowed some light chopping.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Better lighting, less frustration Bad lighting slows down every task in a kitchen — chopping, reading recipes, checking whether the chicken is actually done.
—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Orange peels take a while to decompose, so chopping them up into smaller pieces is essential.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
There is no peeling or chopping required.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2026
In July of 1974, the BOJ reversed course, chopping the pace of money expansion in half.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Subtlety never stood a chance, with Cardi leaning fully into the chaos all night — chopping the air with her arms, sticking out her tongue, whipping her head, contorting her body, dropping into splits and backbends without warning.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
In February, California's Department of Transportation (Caltrans) started chopping hundreds of trees to expand Highway 49 in Grass Valley from the McKnight Way interchange to Allison Ranch Road.
—Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 4 May 2026
The gyuto was born when Western culinary influences became de rigeur, and chefs needed a more versatile blade shape, adept at push cuts and pull-through slicing, with a slight curve that allowed some light chopping.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Better lighting, less frustration Bad lighting slows down every task in a kitchen — chopping, reading recipes, checking whether the chicken is actually done.
—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Orange peels take a while to decompose, so chopping them up into smaller pieces is essential.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
There is no peeling or chopping required.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2026
In July of 1974, the BOJ reversed course, chopping the pace of money expansion in half.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Subtlety never stood a chance, with Cardi leaning fully into the chaos all night — chopping the air with her arms, sticking out her tongue, whipping her head, contorting her body, dropping into splits and backbends without warning.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
In February, California's Department of Transportation (Caltrans) started chopping hundreds of trees to expand Highway 49 in Grass Valley from the McKnight Way interchange to Allison Ranch Road.
—Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopping
Verb
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This gyuto is hand-forged and features the Nashiji (pear skin) pattern, hammered into the steel to prevent food from sticking when slicing.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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The plane hitting the water is destructive enough without the help of a jagged coral reef (improbably far from any coastline) slicing through the aircraft’s undercarriage.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The article inside is a strained and mincing document filled with speculation that gay-male social life is entangled with the power structure of Silicon Valley.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Let your food processor do all the hard work of mincing the herbs and garlic—just throw all the ingredients in and voila!—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The queso itself can easily be made spicier by adding diced green chilies (also available at Trader Joe's) or dicing in a fresh jalapeno, but also made meatier by browning hot sausage or ground beef and turning it into a richer, more hearty dip.—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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Net profit margin is just one way of slicing and dicing all the data that accompanies earnings, of course, and some other measurements are a bit less rosy, Butters pointed out.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For longer-lasting effects, consider grating the soap a few weeks in advance, storing it in a paper bag in a cool, dry, and ventilated place before using it.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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Really, the entrance to that hell is a shot of a vending machine full of only red Gatorade, and the sculpting work that the sound team did to blend the grating atmospheric noise of the ER, Finneas’s tense score, and the key sound effects that connect us to Ashley’s fear and pain.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Chopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopping. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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