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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

Caring for the earlier hybrid tea roses required a great deal of work, including fertilizing, pruning, getting rid of pests and diseases, and preparing them for winter.

— Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Trim new-wood types in late winter because pruning supports stronger, fuller blooms.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of prune

Verb

As conventional grocery stores such as Ralphs and Albertsons pare back locations, Vallarta and other specialty markets are filling the gap, sometimes moving into communities that had lost their go-to supermarkets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
All of the nails were glossy and pared back, reminding us of the minimalist glass nail trend.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of pare

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Though consumers are advised to eat smaller fish or to trim away belly fat and dark meat to remove contaminants, blue catfish is increasingly popular table fare.

— Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Edmunds recommends avoiding the base SE Standard Range trim because of its EPA range estimate of just 220 miles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of trim

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The woolly fur on his backside is tightly clipped; at his head, the fur is combed into a topknot secured with a little pink bow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Studio secretaries clipped their columns before the morning dailies reached the lot, marking any mention of the studio’s stars with red pencil.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of clip

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Karen Fernandez, lead esthetician at SkinSpirit, told Byrdie the theory is to let skin rebuild its protective stratum corneum layer, and that cutting back can also help identify products causing irritation or breakouts.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
To avoid cutting workers, Torani cut back on other expenses instead, including marketing and advertising.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut back

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From 2019 to 2024, the Chinese hacking group MirrorFace conducted over 200 cyberattacks against Japanese defense, national security, and advanced technology targets.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
One was her personal phone, another was for government business, and the third had been hacked so many times that she wasn’t supposed to use it anymore.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of hack

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Orion will rendezvous and dock with Starship, but there will be no ingress into the vehicle and hence no life support equipment.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
The roughly two-week-long mission will aim to dock NASA's Orion capsule with SpaceX's Starship vehicle and/or Blue Origin's Blue Moon.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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