as in defeats
a falling short of one's goals
more than a few people were glad to see the obnoxiously smug skater come a cropper at the national championships
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Recent Examples of croppers
More recently, soybean croppers were angered by the financial support lent to Argentina, which went on to ship large quantities of its own soybeans to China.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croppers
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The night was young, the start of a grueling journey to back-to-back defeats in the Lakers’ penultimate game before the All-Star break.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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For much of 2025, their doldrums felt much worse than the typical rough patch that parties endure after bad election defeats.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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The city of Malibu sued the state and the city and county of Los Angeles and other entities on Wednesday, accusing them of various failures that led to the start and proliferation of the Palisades fire that destroyed hundreds of Malibu homes along with municipal facilities and infrastructure.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Federal regulators are shutting down more than 550 commercial driving schools nationwide after finding unqualified instructors, inadequate testing and other safety failures.—
Josh Funk,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Power that relies on repetition collapses when the pattern is named.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even more distressing for the Knights is the program’s recent history of late-season collapses.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Croppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croppers. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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