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Recent Examples of lop
In addition to the full-size keyboard (the subject of this review), Razer also offers a smaller TKL variant ($199), with the number pad lopped off.
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PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
For Putin, lopping off Ukrainian territory—and, in the process, levelling Ukrainian cities with artillery barrages and aerial bombs—is a way to achieve his ultimate goal: a loyal and neutered Ukraine that does not threaten Russia and is free of undue Western influence.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
But some of the schools that make up the largest athletic conference in the western United States used to block and tackle before the budget ax lopped off those adventures.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Baby, the medical staff all say, lopping off the article.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
For Putin, lopping off Ukrainian territory—and, in the process, levelling Ukrainian cities with artillery barrages and aerial bombs—is a way to achieve his ultimate goal: a loyal and neutered Ukraine that does not threaten Russia and is free of undue Western influence.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
But some of the schools that make up the largest athletic conference in the western United States used to block and tackle before the budget ax lopped off those adventures.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Baby, the medical staff all say, lopping off the article.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lop
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Outside the home, keep tree branches pruned, and as far away from the house as possible.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Shaping and maintenance pruning should be done once flowering is over because buds form on old wood.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Similar to other restaurant chains like Chili’s, Red Lobster is working to pare down its menu, eliminating items that don’t perform as well to increase restaurant efficiencies.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Despite the bold tones and sculptural silhouettes on display, the beauty direction stayed pared-back and refined, focused on skincare, highlighting Prada Beauty’s skincare line.—
Kristine Kwak,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
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Tommy Castellanos threw a pair of touchdown passes (with two-point conversions) and drove into field goal range to trim Miami’s lead from 28-3 to 28-22.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Built-in editing tools enable you to crop, trim, merge clips, add watermarks, and extract subtitles for complete control.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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Madonna appeared at the Saint Laurent show during Paris Fashion Week in a sheer black lace midi dress and cropped black leather jacket.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Leather dressing, especially as cropped or blouson ‘80s-style bombers, and artisanal macramé, mesh and woven textures also stood out.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Afloia 6-in-1 Dog Grooming Kit is like a pet spa at home, turning you into their personal groomer for trimming hair, clipping nails, and more.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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An eyewitness tells 12 News that the drones clipped the crane's cable and plummeted to the ground.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While the New York Times has significantly cut back on its unsigned editorial board pieces, the Post appears to be moving in the opposite direction.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Other Republicans — especially in the House — see it as an unacceptable expansion of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, which Republicans have tried to eliminate or cut back since it was enacted 15 years ago.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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In the run-up to the polls, media outlets were hacked, several people were arrested for allegedly fomenting violent unrest, and Moldova’s embassy in Brussels was evacuated over a bomb threat.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Previous cases against newspapers have heard that William and Kate had their mobile phones hacked by journalists and William had in private settled a claim against Rupert Murdoch's newspaper arm, News Group Newspapers.—
Michael Holden,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Royal Caribbean cruise ship facing a norovirus outbreak while at sea docked at PortMiami early Thursday morning, concluding a 13-night voyage.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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The pins went through the scalp and were docked on the surface of her skull with numbing cream.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Lop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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