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Recent Examples of chopping
There is no peeling or chopping required.
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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
After chopping, let the tomatoes sit with the garlic and vinegar for at least 30 minutes, until everything softens.
—Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 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
Look for other accessories such as chopping cups and pitchers that attach to the hand blender, lids and whisks.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Three of the other wolves appeared and swarmed over her, chopping and slashing.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
Girlfriend synthesizes the sensation of abandon with remarkable clarity, a testament to Ives’ top-to-bottom skillset, trained over years of chopping it up at home with a 505 sequencer.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
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
After chopping, let the tomatoes sit with the garlic and vinegar for at least 30 minutes, until everything softens.
—Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 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
Look for other accessories such as chopping cups and pitchers that attach to the hand blender, lids and whisks.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Three of the other wolves appeared and swarmed over her, chopping and slashing.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
Girlfriend synthesizes the sensation of abandon with remarkable clarity, a testament to Ives’ top-to-bottom skillset, trained over years of chopping it up at home with a 505 sequencer.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopping
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The crash C-section requires multiple prosthetics, a complicated sequence of surgical tasks, and on-the-fly adjustments as the SFX team and the actors figure out how to make a fake doctor slicing into a fake pregnant belly seem real.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tasks spanned from basic pick-and-place actions to more advanced, multi-step activities such as slicing an apple or assembling a breakfast tray.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 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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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
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Even with one of their stars out, the Warriors had no problem dicing up an iffy Hornets defense.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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What stood out for me, however, was his total submission to the grating demands of retail politics.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, its approach often veers from intriguing to grating at times.—
Charles Lewis III,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Chopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopping. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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