Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clopping
Verb
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After sputtering at the beginning of 2026, the economy grew rapidly in the middle two quarters and is on pace to accelerate at a 3% pace in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary data from the Atlanta Fed.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2026 -
The fact that Stockton had to keep doing that was a reflection of the offense around him sputtering.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Power play is back clicking again.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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Confirm your decision by clicking Deactivate.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The committee agreed that Wednesday's death was a tragedy, but McCollum said the mayor's rhetoric contributes to people clashing with ICE agents.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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After clashing with coworkers, the character resigned from the force.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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So the pair took a romp through wine country for Christina’s birthday, clinking glasses at Progeny Winery in Napa Valley and Restoration Hardware in Yountville.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
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Later on, the younger kids in bed, a gathering of lawn chairs, clinking ice, and summer crickets or cicadas, frogs, whatever, Ray, what is that?—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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People talk over music, clattering plates, and dozens of overlapping conversations in crowded rooms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
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The individual pieces can be heard clattering against each step while Chip looks on proudly.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 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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With tour groups of kids laughing, heels clacking, gavels slamming as leaders bring lawmakers to order.—
Rachel E. Stassen-Berger,
Des Moines Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Emily said the sound of the keys clacking still resonates today, per ABC.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But images of those youthful frolics amid chirping children quickly slips behind me, muted by my puffing, labored breaths and the blanket of snow.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
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Had Steve Smith been fit and available to play, then the 31-year-old would have been patrolling another part of the field; maybe busying himself in the covers, or chirping away from under a lid at short leg.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Clopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clopping. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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