Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopped
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Although it's not considered invasive, star jasmine does grow vigorously, and can quickly creep up your home's structure or wrap itself around trees and other surrounding plants if not regularly pruned.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
4 Apr. 2026 -
These perennials will provide color on and off throughout the year as long as they are moderately pruned after each flush of flowers.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Heat trimmed the deficit to 123-120 to play on a driving basket by Mitchell, only to see Ball score on the other end to make it 125-120 with 26 seconds to play.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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The strips are thick-cut and expertly trimmed.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The video that was clipped online cuts out Khanna’s response, where the congressman rebuffs the woman’s comments.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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One video taken from inside the school bus shows students screaming and crying as the train passes behind the vehicle after being clipped.—
Michelle Spitzer,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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The once-famous dark mane has gone white and is neatly cropped and the bushy mustache is now just a brush of hair below his nose.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Over the past decade, denim trends swung from cropped at the ankle to pooling around the feet.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sadly, Illinois is one of the states where this right is curtailed, but the governor has the chance to follow the lead of Illinois legislators who introduced the Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act (House Bill 2723) to restore our civil liberties in this area of state law.—
Byron Sigcho-Lopez,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Shipments through the critical Strait of Hormuz remain severely curtailed more than a month into the conflict.—
Alex Longley,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
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Prices for both stocks and oil pared big moves as trading progressed Wednesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Apple shares pared their losses after Bloomberg News reported on the plans.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Musa Tariq with the Council on American-Islamic Relations shared his concerns that Flock’s data can be easily hacked.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Hussein is famous for being hacked apart by Sunnis at the Battle of Karbala in 680.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
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Built in the Netherlands, sailing under the Liberian flag and operated by Germany’s Hammonia Reederei, the 441-foot ship docked at the Clure Public Marine Terminal to offload 33 pieces of cargo that will be transported overland to Alberta, Canada.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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But two members of the French Navy happened to be docked at the island, and they were shown the find.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Lopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopped. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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