cropping

present participle of crop

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cropping And, of course, avoid common mistakes like using a group photo, cropping out another person, or posting an outdated image. William Arruda, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 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 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 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 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 Hero13 and Osmo Action series don't have digital zoom, though the Osmo Action 6 supports 8K, so cropping down to 4K is an option with it too. Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cropping
Verb
  • The group, already one of the largest White supremacist organizations in the country, is quickly growing its membership, at a time when hate crimes are on the rise.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Just last month the Federal Bureau of Prison’s website readjusted it, shaving a few months off.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Google’s new phones will have similar shapes, with the Pro and Pro Fold models perhaps shaving off a little thickness.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The normalization of transactional thinking in education therefore risks cultivating broader cultural acceptance of ethical compromise.
    Jason Benedict, Fortune, 7 July 2026
  • Instead of cultivating the rough aliveness of our humanity, these tools seem geared toward replacing our clunky human efforts.
    Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
    Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The Rockets essentially dumped Finney-Smith in a cost-cutting move after making some free agent transactions, notably signing guard Marcus Smart, and surrendered three second-rounders to the Hornets to seal the deal.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • Daugherty recommends planting various evergreens to provide food and shelter for birds over the winter.
    The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Conviction should not prevent an investor from trimming or exiting once the valuation has absorbed the catalyst.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Since radishes mature much more quickly than carrots, harvesting them creates room for the carrots to fully mature.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
  • Historians estimate that people have been growing and harvesting olives for some 8,000 years.
    Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Leandro Trossard — Belgium/Arsenal (+11) Went from arguing with captain Youri Tielemans during the second hydration break against Senegal to clipping the ball onto his head for a dramatic equaliser that sent the match to extra time.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Ninety-five-year-old Warren Buffett is famous for clipping coupons and living in a modest Nebraska house, despite having $146 billion to his name.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2026

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“Cropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cropping. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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