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as in batch
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
the school's latest crop of graduates is its most academically gifted so far
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as in to grow
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
a family that's been cropping potatoes on that piece of land for generations
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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
grass cropped short by repeated grazing cropped the painting to fit the frame
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Recent Examples of crop
Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Winter camelina, an oilseed crop in the same family as canola, could be a climate change problem solver, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
Paulina Berges, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Pictures with her in it have been cropped out, and there’s no mention of her in the pages.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Glauber points to the example of soybeans, America’s second-largest crop after corn.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Winter camelina, an oilseed crop in the same family as canola, could be a climate change problem solver, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
The whispers of slimmer fitting silhouettes have been swirling on the runways: Indie sleaze-leaning skinny jeans at McQueen and Balenciaga, to the more Parisian chic straight leg and cropped trousers of Chanel, while Boss and Marni herald closer fit capris as a perfect springtime piece.
—Paulina Berges, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Pictures with her in it have been cropped out, and there’s no mention of her in the pages.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crop
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Glyphosate is used widely as an integral part of raising crops including corn, soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist its killer effect, and as a desiccant on potatoes, sugar beets, wheat and other crops just before harvest.—
John Klar,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, food fraud spikes when prices rise and supply of the good stuff goes down and following one of the worst Mediterranean olive harvests in history, that is the sad story right now.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The project was pressed in a run of 15,000 copies, one of the largest batches among the exclusives.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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That means pharmacies and facilities that sell batches of the medication could face FDA enforcement.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As the Black Hawk continued flying, the proximity between the Republic flight and the helicopter then grew closer — roughly 0.4 miles and 200 feet apart, according to the email, per Politico.—
Alexandra Koch , Chad Pergram , Grady Trimble,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The number of cases that had their symptoms start during the week of March 30 has grown to 111, according to the agency's latest update.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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In a campus webinar Wednesday, Duke Executive Vice President Daniel Ennis and Antwan Lofton, its VP for human resources, summarized some of the actions Duke has taken or will be introducing in the coming weeks to shave costs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Legislators may also take up legislation this year to shave off some of the tax revenue the state currently collects from property insurers and redirect it toward a grant program for fire-resistant roofs and vegetation management work.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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In the footage, the man, identified as Teodoro Dominguez-Rodriguez, is led by a group of plainclothes men who refused to show ID or a warrant to his attorneys.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Read more: The 10 Best Video Games of 2024 Cinematic origins Ella Rubin in Until Dawn Courtesy of Screen Gems, Inc. and TSG Entertainment II LLC Instead of following the plot or characters of the game, Until Dawn introduces us to a new group of friends.—
Richard Newby,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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Of the traits the Bills are likely looking for, those are the more difficult to cultivate at the NFL level.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Keep coming back to your long-term vision, and cultivate this mindset among all employees, regardless of their role.—
Alexandre Bonvin,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The state says the rule is crucial to meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and cutting smog-forming pollutants.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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With the new order, Trump is threatening to cut federal funds to cities and states his Administration decides are blocking his mass deportation effort.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Both could also spend time at nickelback depending on the personnel grouping.—
Tashan Reed,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Researchers with the Third Marine National Park Research and Education Center observed the herd exhibit a variety of behaviors, including rolling, social grouping, and foraging, all of which are normal in healthy and content dugong populations, officials said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crop. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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