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lop

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Definition of lop

as in to prune

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Recent Examples of lop Trump did not spell out the word in full in his post, instead opting to lop off the final G. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026 In fact, a short extension might feel tempting because of the quality of play and the potential to lop $10 million or more off the 2026 cap. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 But the measure would lop off miles of farmland near Fresno in exchange for an arm reaching into Stockton to capture more Democratic voters. — Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025 And at its climax, the Grabber, the franchise killer played by Ethan Hawke, gracefully stalks his victims on ice skates, ready to lop some heads with an axe. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lop

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Skip pruning woody plants in fall to avoid harming them; wait until late winter or spring.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
Prune Lavender Late summer and early fall are the best times to lightly prune lavender, since the plant is finished blooming.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of prune

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The Skims founder, who wore her waist-length hair in a braid, paired a navy cropped bomber jacket with striped track pants, accessorizing with oversized sunglasses.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026
The photo editing tools are also limited to basic actions like cropping and rotating.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of crop

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Brands, including sports leagues, understand that content clipping is both a marketing strategy and a way to engage with new and established audiences.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Murphy is engaging enough to keep things clipping right along (and Emma is a heroine very easy to root for), but things are at their very best when Emma and Luke are giving into their big feelings.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of clip

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Six are run by first-time female showrunners, a notable number at a time when the industry has cut back and women have historically had fewer chances to lead series.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Son Heung-min cut back to evade a defender, darted toward the end line past another and then fired a shot from the left side of the area that was parried by goalkeeper Ethan Horvath at the near post.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut back

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This wasn’t the kind of near-autonomous hack like the one in July when OpenAI agents broke out of their testing ground and hacked AI company Hugging Face.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Trea Turner hacked at the first pitch, out of the zone, and popped out to shortstop.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hack

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