Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clops
Noun
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Tears flowed, and the audience held space for grief, offering supportive claps and chants.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
18 Mar. 2026 -
That front will bring a chance of drizzle to the coast, a few claps of thunder to the Sacramento Valley and snow flurries to the Tahoe area.—
Anthony Edwards,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes, in the deep winter quiet, a piano tinkles in Kelley’s Saloon, and the spirits dance to ghostly music.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The arc of the season sputters between big and little problems in a haphazard manner, with strange side quests for Simon and Trevor that are more head-scratching than adventurous.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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That's why, for weeks, Browns fans, analysts, and even local radio hosts have pressed Cleveland to give Sanders more playing time as the offense sputters under Dillon Gabriel.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Most people initially become aware of the reptiles by hearing their rattles, which the snakes use to try to scare off aggressors or to distract prey.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The snakes can, however, lose their rattles or simply decide not to use them.—
Brianna Taylor,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Unlike other common ab exercises, such as crunches and sit-ups, that primarily just work your rectus abdominis (the front-side ab muscles that form a six pack), planks engage multiple core muscles at once.—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
23 Mar. 2026
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Loop-style resistance bands are usable for standing knee tucks, bicycle crunches, side planks, spiderman push-ups and other core exercises.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At least 16 people have died in helicopter crashes in Hawaii in the past seven years, including two crashes in 2019.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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At least 16 people have died in helicopter crashes in Hawaii in the last seven years, including two crashes in 2019.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The jingles and sounders used to identify CBS News network programming heard on the stations for decades have also been part of the listening experience.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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And expect a few jingles from the Fab Four.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Clops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clops. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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