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Recent Examples of chopping
If chopping garlic yourself is practical for you, chefs say whole heads are almost always worth the extra effort.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Just six months after the release of his pal George Lucas’s laser-blasting, arm-chopping Star Wars, Spielberg swooped in with a gentler, more awestruck take on extraterrestrials – and one that manages to keep them offscreen for the majority of its runtime.
—Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
The Duchess of Sussex's latest Instagram showed a soft side to their family life and included footage of her chopping onions, their dog Momma Mia sleeping in the sunshine and a wedding anniversary card from Harry.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Keep Cutting Boards In Place Stretch a rubber band over each end of your cutting board to keep it from sliding on your countertops while chopping.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
With his second consecutive victory and third this season, Denny Hamlin now trails Tyler Reddick by only 51 points, chopping 78 points off the margin in the past three seasons.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
And despite two years of hanging together and chopping it up about music, a studio date between the two fell apart at the last minute.
—Andy Beta, Pitchfork, 31 May 2026
Nothing arrived pre-chopped, so there was still some prep, but it was limited to quick tasks like slicing scallions, dicing a pepper, and chopping cashews.
—Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
In demonstrations, it has been shown performing a range of domestic tasks, including chopping vegetables, frying eggs, loading a washing machine, hanging laundry, making a bed, and opening curtains, according to Fast Company.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Just six months after the release of his pal George Lucas’s laser-blasting, arm-chopping Star Wars, Spielberg swooped in with a gentler, more awestruck take on extraterrestrials – and one that manages to keep them offscreen for the majority of its runtime.
—Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
The Duchess of Sussex's latest Instagram showed a soft side to their family life and included footage of her chopping onions, their dog Momma Mia sleeping in the sunshine and a wedding anniversary card from Harry.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Keep Cutting Boards In Place Stretch a rubber band over each end of your cutting board to keep it from sliding on your countertops while chopping.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
With his second consecutive victory and third this season, Denny Hamlin now trails Tyler Reddick by only 51 points, chopping 78 points off the margin in the past three seasons.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
And despite two years of hanging together and chopping it up about music, a studio date between the two fell apart at the last minute.
—Andy Beta, Pitchfork, 31 May 2026
Nothing arrived pre-chopped, so there was still some prep, but it was limited to quick tasks like slicing scallions, dicing a pepper, and chopping cashews.
—Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
In demonstrations, it has been shown performing a range of domestic tasks, including chopping vegetables, frying eggs, loading a washing machine, hanging laundry, making a bed, and opening curtains, according to Fast Company.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopping
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An autopsy report indicated that the suspect allegedly dismembered Joksimovic using a jigsaw and garden shears, before slicing up the remains and dissolving them in a blender, 20min and radio FM1 Today reported.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
10 Dec. 2025
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The set includes three cutting boards in small, medium, and large sizes—with reversible sides—that can be used for prepping ingredients, slicing meat, or serving a charcuterie spread.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
9 Dec. 2025
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino isn’t mincing words about the state of modern filmmaking in Hollywood in a new magazine essay.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
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Even Johnson wasn’t exactly mincing words that this process begins with Malhotra.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Protect The Miz at all costs Since joining the Brewers’ rotation in early June, Jacob Misiorowski has been nothing short of a revelation in Milwaukee, hocking 99-mph fastballs and dicing hitters with a near-95-mph slider.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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While still blunted compared to a chef’s knife, the Miyabi Evolution comes to a more pronounced point than most nakiri knives, giving it the ability to make more precise tip cuts (helpful for dicing an onion).—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 July 2025
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Prepare to make the cheese sauce by grating and combing the cheddar and Swiss cheeses.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
18 Nov. 2025
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Along with the schmaltz, there’s a grating false dichotomy at work.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Chopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopping. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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