Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopped
Verb
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Too-large plants need to be pruned forever.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Other hydrangea types, like panicle and smooth, grow on new wood so they can be pruned in fall, but waiting until spring provides protection against new growth emerging during warm spells.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Richland trimmed the deficit with a focus on the ground game, as Kates and Gibson ran the ball right through the Panthers’ defense while playing up-tempo.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Earlier in 2024, Fox News trimmed a portion of his answer to a question when he was asked about declassifying files related to Jeffrey Epstein.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The video quickly clipped to the white sedan engulfed in flames.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, other states with stricter regimes may have their wings clipped.—
Owen Tedford,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Oversize and cropped hoodies with coordinating joggers, along with stylish jackets and bombers and high-rise-training shorts also feature, ranging in sizes XS to 4XL.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Innovative styles include a fleece corset ($125), a canvas cropped button-up ($125), a cargo short ($155), a team graphic tee ($110), the WNBA tee ($110), and the WNBA fleece hoodie ($185) in addition to a jogger ($145).—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Surveillance reports and early warning systems have been curtailed, while health promotion and advocacy for communities disproportionately affected by inequity are being censored.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some businesses have faced pressure from the authorities over tax issues, law enforcement powers have been strengthened, and media freedoms have been curtailed.—
NATALIYA GUMENYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Aug. 2025
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Once its largest shareholder with a 40% stake, Lefkofsky stepped down from an active leadership role at Groupon in 2015 and has since pared his holdings to just under 10%.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Stocks were lower Friday morning but pared some losses after the data release.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Shawn, according to the article, told his coworkers the family had experienced identity theft, which led them to missing house payments, and Kendra had said she’d been hacked after bouncing a check.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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That way, if one device gets hacked, your laptops and phones remain protected.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Copernicus What To Know Satellite imagery captured on Monday by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellites showed the Nimitz docked at Oman's Duqm.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Golberg said injections are only done when the boat is docked and anchored.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Lopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopped. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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