crops 1 of 2

plural of crop

crops

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crop
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as in shaves
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 crops
Noun
The wars caused massive destruction of religious and civic buildings, mills and mines, housing, crops, herds and transport infrastructure, damaging prosperity and forcing some people to move or starve. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Many bees are used at avocado farms in Queensland to pollinate the crops, so the thefts could have a knock-on effect on other food production. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026 There are a few variations, such as Corn Moon, Barley Moon and Wine Moon, but all reflect the seasonal gathering of crops and fruits. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The project explores how hydroponic growing—which grows crops in water instead of soil—and AI can reduce cotton’s reliance on these resources. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 Greenscale is able to grow crops year-round, for one thing, with a robust water-recycling system. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026 The majority of the crops are sourced from the Southeastern United States. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Traditionally, the additional light helped farmers work later to harvest their crops. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Cutbacks in staple crops like rice and palm oil can have global impacts. — Edna Tarigan, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
Scrolling through Reddit and X feels claustrophobic because the screen aggressively crops out so much content. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026 When a user uploads a photo, the algorithm locates the bee, crops the image and compares it to our database. — Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crops
Noun
  • Malloy has seen neighbors agree to informal arrangements, even splitting harvests seasonally.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026
  • People are losing homes and harvests, and the burden often falls hardest on those least able to bear it.
    — Johannes Teyssen, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For big families or groups, there’s also a four-bedroom private villa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The National Business Aviation Association and other aviation groups argue tax breaks help support jobs while spending millions lobbying to preserve their favorable treatment.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When the quantum of color deposited by the brush diminishes, and grows lighter, its essence as paint applied by brush reveals itself.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In some projections, that extra snow outweighs the ice lost to the warming ocean, and the ice sheet actually grows.
    — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That shaves a year off the typical 120-hour bachelor’s degree.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • For example, using behind-the-meter battery storage or local generation during peak windows actively shaves expensive demand charges without sacrificing performance.
    — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In public health, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stressed the need for the continent to manufacture its own vaccines, and to do so in regional groupings.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • My groupings range from sterling silver flatware to matchbooks, but my most prized grouping is my trove of fine art.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In the sweeping farmlands near the Central Coast, a seed supplier that cultivates peppers, vegetables and fruit was hit with more than two dozen pesticide safety violations, some of them serious offenses that caused health or environmental hazards.
    — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Like all classic noirs, Frank cultivates a sweaty, visceral realism to the main character’s desire to have a better life at any cost.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The change, announced in a presentation on Wednesday, is part of a broader shift in Microsoft’s reporting structure, as the company trims its operating segments from three to two.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • To make things easier, Instagram rolled out a new First Draft tool on Tuesday that automatically trims your clips and prepares them for the next stage of the editing process.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This model generally involves United States defense companies creating small batches of exquisite equipment that is operated with proprietary, siloed software.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Working in batches and adding more oil between batches as needed, cook meatballs in a single layer, turning halfway through, until browned on 2 sides, about 3 minutes per batch.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Crops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crops. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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