Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clopping
Verb
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In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025 -
But the extent to which its defense is sputtering may be a surprise.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Smith has shown the potential to be a serious scoring threat when everything is clicking for him.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Potential buyers who’d like to check out the builder’s guide before making their decision can download it by clicking here.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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To convey a sense of spontaneity and freedom of self-expression, Marino relied on maxi proportions, clashing prints and an interplay of airy, fluid fabrics with structured textures.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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But Anderson knows that, amid clashing political extremes, racial and ideological purists can make surprising, and treacherous, bedfellows.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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The sound of laughter and clinking glass pours out of the windows and onto the streets.—
Jonathan Terrell,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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But there is a big part of me that just needs a photo of Martin Scorsese and alt-comic Robby Hoffman clinking their Emmy statues together.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
6 Sep. 2025
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Brown had just caught his first touchdown pass as a Bronco, climbing high above his defender to bring in the ball before clattering down to the filed.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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From the clattering dishes, to the kitschy decor, to staple breakfast fare, to a barebones website, the OPH harks back to diners of old.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cara's golden face was covered in fresh dirt, spattering her mouth, nose, eyes, and head, with plenty more sprinkled on the concrete patio beneath her.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The show pays tribute to that feeling in scenes throughout, but perhaps none more than a flashback scene in the pilot that shows the Truth Teller in its prime – a newsroom brimming with reporters, typewriters clacking, a printing press running at full speed, a deadline at hand.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The doc plunges straight into the stories that Hersh broke back in those keyboard-clacking days, beginning with his exposé on the fallout of nerve gas testing at an Army facility in Utah.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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Banter and even chirping the opposition is not an issue at Ryder Cups.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sean Payton was chirping at Bonitto on the sidelines.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Clopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clopping. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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