Definition of cropnext

crop

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verb

1
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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2
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
Noun
Last year, the Bishops planted a test crop of watermelons to see if the summer crop was viable for an early season opening. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Among them is Elephant Butte Lake in New Mexico that’s critical for supplying water for crops in southern New Mexico, Texas and Mexico. Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
The prime way to see the movie is through 70mm IMAX — delivering an ultrasharp, massive physical film image with a taller aspect ratio that reveals up to 40% more picture than cropped digital or standard digital screens. Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 While Imax offers a variety of screen options, including digital versions of the 70 mm aspect ratio, these viewings are often cropped to fit the auditorium in which they are being shown. Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crop
Noun
  • In response, some farmers trimmed their fertilizer use, potentially imperiling next year’s harvests.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Visitors can cruise Lake Muskoka, hike around Hardy Lake, attend waterski shows, golf, and experience the fall cranberry harvest.
    Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Founded by Jesse and Ashlyn Gagnon in 2023, Orthodox is an American farmhouse brewery known for its small-batch beers with a distinct Belgian influence.
    John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This week’s batch includes new albums from Turnstile, Erykah Badu and the Alchemist, Interpol, and more.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As the affiliate industry grows, particularly for fashion brands and beauty brands which increasingly route a growing share of sales through such links, the answer is getting harder to parse.
    Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • According to the memo, Google's electric demand is expected to grow faster than Entergy can add new electricity generation.
    Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One of Goldman’s models suggests that Korea’s fast aging population could shave as much as 25 basis points from annual consumption growth over the next decade.
    Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Luckily, Atlanta is home to a wider world of frozen desserts, from Indonesian shaved ice to Mexican popsicles.
    Lia Picard - For the AJC, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The actors first appeared together in 2001 movie Ocean’s 11, in which Clooney’s Danny oversees a group of thieves during an ambitious heist.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The ten farmers in the group are experiencing an alternative to industrial farming that focuses on the health of the farmer, the farm, the animal, and the consumer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For leaders, cultivating an environment where people actively seek out and fill these gaps is what separates adaptive companies from stagnant ones.
    Stacy L. Hambleton, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For years, the British American brothers cultivated the image that laws did not apply to them even as legal troubles mounted in the UK, Romania and the US.
    Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.
    Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike the heavy smoky eyes and cut creases of the 2010s, this trend is throwing it back to the 1990s when smoky eyes were more minimalist.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The signifying fruit was intended to get around the 1980 Israeli ban on political art featuring the grouping of the flag’s colors.
    News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Lemon mostly worked in personnel groupings with Smith and Wicks.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crop. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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