Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clopped
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Cerabyte uses sputtered 10nm ceramic layers on a glass substrate.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Denver assembled with four minutes to play in regulation, down 27-23 after a true seesaw of a playoff game, its offense having once again sputtered to a halt in a season of fits and starts.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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The slow motion sequences of mom Karen Wheeler (Cara Buono) getting clawed by the demon while a horrorstruck and blood-spattered Holly watches are almost too much.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
27 Nov. 2025
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But the only ink Grace spills there is an abstract galaxy, spattered across a page mixed with her own breast milk, a creative output that blends her two identities, now at war.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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Four Democratic-Farm-Labor Party lawmakers who chair state Senate education committees cited Minneapolis Public Schools canceling classes and extracurricular activities last week after federal agents reportedly clashed with students and staff during Roosevelt High School’s dismissal on Wednesday.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The two countries have clashed in a border dispute, causing dozens of civilian and military deaths and forcing tens of thousands of civilians on both sides to evacuate.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Morale was high and the margin was 71-66 shortly after Bruce Brown scored a second-chance bucket and chirped at Durant, his former teammate.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
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Sparrows that had flown down into the roofless atrium chirped noisily.—
Daniyal Mueenuddin,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Clopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clopped. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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