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Recent Examples of lop
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.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
The Le Mans-winning car is known as the Ford GT40, which the car maker intended to use as the name of the Ford GT as well before rights issues forced the automaker to lop off the number.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Blades lop off body parts, while blunt force trauma breaks bones and bashes indentations in soft flesh.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The seemingly ever-present A-lister has graced magazine covers for three decades, her haircut spurring thousands of women to lop off their long locks in the '90s.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
The Le Mans-winning car is known as the Ford GT40, which the car maker intended to use as the name of the Ford GT as well before rights issues forced the automaker to lop off the number.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Blades lop off body parts, while blunt force trauma breaks bones and bashes indentations in soft flesh.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The seemingly ever-present A-lister has graced magazine covers for three decades, her haircut spurring thousands of women to lop off their long locks in the '90s.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lop
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Beyond productivity, pruning lilacs also has aesthetic benefits.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
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Although all of the cars in the race had been pruned of windshield and fenders, even the exhaust system and muffler had been removed on these Fords so that four snub-nosed pipes jutted straight from the hood.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg and Barack Obama, for example, both became known for paring down everyday decisions—famously, their wardrobes—to conserve mental energy for the calls that matter.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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Vasos told analysts Tuesday that many of Dollar General’s core shoppers, who have mid-to-low incomes and live in rural areas, were paring back their food spending.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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New York has trimmed San Antonio’s lead from eight to three, all with Jalen Brunson on the bench with a knee issue.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Maintaining your yard by mowing, removing leaf litter, and trimming vegetation reduces tick habitats.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Take a picture of something — make sure it is cropped closely and isn’t too easily identifiable — and ask the other players to find it.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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The instant outfit consists of a sleeveless tank top and cropped wide-leg pants that look so luxe, no one would guess that the bottoms have a stretchy drawstring waistband.—
Melony Forcier,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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The cyclist swerved to avoid the door but still clipped it and was thrown to the street, sources said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Dull blades, by contrast, tear the grass blades and make a mess of clipping distribution.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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When the mood is gloomy, people tend to cut back on travel, dining out and big purchases.—
Staff reports,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Rolling the dice As insurance costs climb, many homeowners are postponing major life decisions and cutting back elsewhere.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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They were all killed in a gruesome manner, including being hacked to death with machetes, according to the DOJ.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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This is the fourth flight of the crew Dragon, which will be bring up nearly 7,000 pounds of supplies, dock to the station 41 hours after launch and remain on the station for three weeks.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Set the scene Hamilton Island is undoubtedly the most glamorous in the archipelago, thanks to its high-end clientele who dock their yachts at the marina or land their jets at the Whitsundays’ only island airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Lop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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