cropping

present participle of crop

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cropping Last year's addition of telephoto capacity in the baseline Pixel models bodes well for cropping into a shot and turning something relatively far away into a moment. Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 Meta released its Content Seal AI watermark recently, but Reuters found that simply cropping the images a bit would often eliminate the watermark. ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026 Although some breeders recommend tail docking and ear cropping for medical reasons, these claims have not been substantiated; the procedures are purely aesthetic. Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026 Another feature of the exhibit showcases photos with editorial marks on cropping and how the photographs were used to record major events and everyday life in Black communities. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026 The results indicate that techniques such as cropping images so models focus their attention on relevant regions and applying reinforcement learning for reasoning can minimize hallucinations in VLMs. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026 The last family photo features less of the family, with Kardashian cropping it so that most of her face and all of Barker’s is out of view. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025 This not only sets a new video specification benchmark for 360° cameras but also provides ample room for post-cropping and creative editing with its higher resolution. New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025 As a corn plant grows, the leaves unroll to reveal the tassel, the part that sheds pollen, explained Mark Licht, an associate professor of agronomy and an extension cropping systems specialist at Iowa State University. Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cropping
Verb
  • The war in Ukraine has caused periodic oil disruptions in the Black and Caspian seas and to pipelines and terminals, but the biggest growing impact is Ukraine’s rising success targeting Russia’s refining network with long-distance drone attacks.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Walmart alluded to the growing importance of this kind of business on the company's Q2 earnings call.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As for how Jason’s family would react to him ditching his signature beard, his wife, Kylie Kelce, recently responded to a listener who asked how their four daughters might react to him shaving off his beard on her Not Gonna Lie podcast.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The 23-year-old and his Serbia team-mates won the Davis Cup for the first time in December 2010, and fulfilled a promise by shaving their heads in celebration.
    Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That might mean cultivating large strategic opportunities while simultaneously developing smaller partnerships, strengthening existing customer relationships and creating new channels for inbound demand.
    Brian Ferdinand, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Allen noted that the gallery has been cultivating museum exhibition opportunities in Busan and other locations.
    Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Trading firms began using low-latency (shorter delay) technology and co-locating servers inside exchange data centers, cutting trade execution times to milliseconds and making speed itself a competitive advantage.
    Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Jet fuel costs have skyrocketed, too, leading airlines to hike airfare and baggage fees while cutting less profitable flights.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There is no easier way to add interest to your landscape than planting berry bushes.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Some farmers in Southeast Asia and parts of Africa have started planting and harvesting perennial rice in their fields.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Landlords Even before legislation banning institutional investors from purchasing more single-family homes became law, the eight largest Wall Street landlords were trimming their portfolios.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The changes include cutting small teams consisting of one to two reports by nearly half and trimming employees seven steps away from the CEO by 20%.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Some farmers in Southeast Asia and parts of Africa have started planting and harvesting perennial rice in their fields.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The harvest moon gets its name due to the moon rising right after the sun sets, giving additional light to farmers while harvesting crops, according to the almanac.
    Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Stembel suggests tightly folding or clipping the seed packet closed, and writing the year on it as a quick hack.
    Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Rebroadcasting, clipping or other uses are not permitted without licensing.
    Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 21 Aug. 2026

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