Thesaurus results for LOP

lop

verb

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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Verb

If desired, Meyer lemons can also be pruned in late winter to early spring to refine their shrubby look into a more tree-like appearance.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
States can help by pruning occupational licensing requirements and making credentials modular and stackable, so short qualifications add up into longer ones.

— Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of prune

Verb

Conservative lawyer Michael Edney cast the move in a long line of other attempts to pare back statutes from that era.

— Carrie Johnson, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Featuring a sleek black column skirt and minimalist stilettos, the look, while pared-back, was far from boring thanks to a creamy sleeveless top with a voluminous feather-like hem.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of pare

Verb

The outlet says that OpenAI wants to capitalize on revenue growth from its GPT-6 Astra model and higher usage that’s come from its decision to trim prices on its cheaper models.

— John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
When Cleveland trimmed the lead to 3-1 in the sixth inning, Tampa answered with a two-run homer by Junior Caminero in the seventh.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of trim

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Their participation builds your credibility by association and recordings can be clipped into social content that extends your reach, especially when guests share it too.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
TikTok hosts similar footage, albeit clipped for vertical video and treated with title cards.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of clip

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Buying Al Nassr would put RedBird at the center of Saudi Arabia’s multi-billion-dollar sports expansion, which had been on a tear before the government began cutting back on spending.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
That means choosing potassium-rich foods that support healthy blood pressure, like lentils and leafy greens, while cutting back on others that cardiologists recommend limiting.

— Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut back

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OpenAI has discovered several similar hacking incidents since the Hugging Face hack.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
The disclosure follows a September report by cybersecurity nonprofit Transluce revealing that OpenAI agents attempted to hack public databases and an Australian government website simply to complete basic research tasks.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of hack

Verb

The process starts with a three-dimensional model of the binding site, into which the peptide is docked until the fit is precise, which Knight compares to a key in a lock.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
After rendezvous this morning, Dragon will autonomously dock to the zenith port on the station's Harmony module.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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